Donald Trump ‘discloses’ US surveillance secrets with Iran photo

Washington: US President Donald Trump has tweeted a photo of an apparently failed Iranian rocket launch and said that Washington had nothing to do with it, prompting concerns that he disclosed classified information.

The US President tweeted the high-resolution picture of the location on Friday, with annotations pointing to damaged vehicles and the launch gantry, saying it involved Iran’s Safir satellite rocket. “The US was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran,” Trump wrote.

“I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One,” he added. Tehran made no official comment on the indications from aerial photos that a rocket exploded on the launch pad at the Semnan Space Centre in northern Iran. The country was believed to have been planning a third attempt to loft a satellite into space, after two launches in January and February failed to place satellites in orbit, say media reports.

Trump himself sidestepped questions about whether the imagery was meant for public consumption, saying: “I just wish Iran well. They had a big problem. I released a photo, which I had the absolute right to do.” (IANS)

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