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DPRK's Successful Satellite Launch Hailed by Deputy Head of Joint Chiefs of Iranian Army

Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Masoud Jazayeri, deputy head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Army, on Wednesday warmly congratulated the government and people of the DPRK on their successful launch of the second version of satellite Kwangmyongsong-3.

History shows that if independent countries make persistent efforts, standing unfazed by anyone's influence, they can rapidly advance toward the road of progress and independence in the field of science and technology with self-confidence, he said.

"Hegemonic states like the United States are incapable of blocking the progress of independent states," he said.