US intelligence report describes Iran as ’emerging’ space power

Iran is “emerging” as a space power capable of challenging US military operations in the Middle East, despite American strikes on key Iranian space-related facilities, according to a Pentagon intelligence report, Anadolu reports. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said in the report that Iran took offensive action against US space capabilities during Operation Epic Fury, using land-based jamming systems that can disrupt satellite-based GPS signals. It said that Tehran is expanding its military and civilian space programs to strengthen its military capabilities, economic development and national prestige. “Space is accessible and affordable today,” Brig. Gen. Todd Benson, commander of Space…