This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, shows the launching of Simorgh, or "Phoenix," rocket at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport in rural Semnan province, Iran. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, shows Simorgh, or "Phoenix," rocket before being launched at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport in rural Semnan province, Iran. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, shows the launching of Simorgh, or "Phoenix," rocket at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport in rural Semnan province, Iran. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, shows the launching of Simorgh, or "Phoenix," rocket at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport in rural Semnan province, Iran. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

FILE - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during a meeting with the Japanese government in Tokyo Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)