TEHRAN – Brunei Ambassador to Tehran Sehri Saleh stated here on Wednesday that Iran’s satellite launch was an “honor” to Muslims.

“Iran’s Omid Satellite launch… is an honor to all Muslim countries,” he told the Mehr News Agency.

Iran successfully launched its first domestically-produced satellite into orbit on Monday. The satellite, called Omid, or hope in Farsi, is intended for telecommunications and research activities.

Saleh praised Iran’s scientific achievements, saying, “We believe that this was a great job and an indicator of the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and even Islamic countries.”

“Today the Islamic Republic of Iran has become a developed country and is able to attain further achievements in near future.”