An open-source intelligence publishing group says North Korea may be helping Iran build new rocket-launch facilities.

IHS Jane's said Friday that a new rocket-launch pad was spotted by satellite in the city of Semnan some four hours east of the Iranian capital of Tehran. According to the London-based intelligence group, analysis suggests that Iran has been collaborating with North Korea to build the launch pad.

Jane’s said Iran made public its “Simorgh” space-launch vehicle (SLV) on February third but did not make public the location of the rocket’s launch complex.

Jane’s was quoted as saying that the platforms seen on the new gantry tower resemble those seen on the gantry tower at North Korea's new launch pad at Tongchang and a drainage pit 170 meters in front of the pad also mirrors one at Pyongyang's new west-coast launch site.

The group also said that the first stage of the Simorgh strongly resembles the North Korean Unha-Two, with four clustered engines and nearly the same dimensions.

Jane’s said Iran appears to be forging ahead with developing its missile and rocket capabilities despite U.S.-led pressure from the international community.