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Israeli Expert Downplays Iranian Spy Satellite Claims
(Jerusalem Post) Arieh O'Sullivan - Iran's claim that its Sina-1 satellite is capable of spying on Israel is more wishful thinking than a strategic threat, Yiftah Shapir, editor of the Middle East Military Balance at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, said Thursday. "According to the Iranians, its camera has a resolution of about 50 meters. That means that it has no military significance," he said. Iran's Deputy Telecommunications Minister Ahmad Talebzadeh, who heads the space program, told AP, "Technically speaking, yes it can monitor Israel, but we don't need to do it. You can buy satellite photos of Israeli streets from the market."