▁nuclear ▁weapons " ▁at ▁some ▁future ▁date . ▁Senator ▁Harry ▁Re id , ▁the ▁majority ▁leader , ▁said ▁he ▁hoped ▁the ▁administration ▁would ▁" app ropri ately ▁adjust ▁its ▁r het or ic ▁and ▁policy ". ▁On ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁th ir ti eth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Revolution ▁in ▁Iran , ▁Iran ▁launched ▁its ▁first ▁dom est ically ▁produced ▁Iran ' s ▁President ▁Mah m oud ▁A hm ad ine j ad ▁described ▁the ▁successful ▁launch ing ▁of ▁the ▁O mid ▁data - processing ▁satellite ▁as ▁a ▁very ▁big ▁source ▁of ▁pride ▁for ▁Iran ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁project ▁improved ▁Iran ' s ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁claimed ▁Iran ' s ▁activities ▁could ▁be ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁nuclear ▁cap ability ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁activities ▁were ▁of ▁" gre at ▁concern ". ▁The ▁U . S . ▁specifically ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁continue ▁" to ▁address ▁the ▁thre ats ▁pos ed ▁by ▁Iran , ▁including ▁those ▁related ▁to ▁its ▁miss ile ▁and ▁nuclear ▁programs ." ▁Despite ▁the ▁U . S . ▁saying ▁it ▁would ▁use ▁all ▁elements ▁of ▁its ▁national ▁power ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁Te h ran ' s ▁actions , ▁Iran ▁said ▁the ▁launch ▁was ▁a ▁step ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁scientific ▁mon opol y ▁certain ▁world ▁countries ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁imp ose ▁on ▁the ▁world . ▁Ira qi ▁National ▁Security ▁Ad visor ▁M uw af a q ▁al - R uba ie ▁said ▁Ira q ▁was ▁very