Iran reportedly bought[1] a TEE-01B satellite from China in 2024, giving them quite detailed images directly with ~half meter (~1.7 feet) resolution[2]. Granted they reportedly also got help from Chinese ground stations.

So they could probably just check themselves how it was going, unless they wanted rapid feedback I suppose.

[1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/iran-used-chinese-spy-sa...

[2]: https://thedefensewatch.com/product/tee-01b-earth-observatio...