lkdood
09-27-2009, 03:23 PM
Iran will on Monday test-fire a missile which defence analysts have said could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf region, state radio reported on Sunday.
It said the surface-to-surface Shahab 3 missile would be tested on the second day of missile manoeuvres by the elite Revolutionary Guards that got under way on Sunday.
Iran says the Shahab 3, which has been tested several times in the past, can travel about 2,000 km.
reuters (http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42736420090927)
Iran tested two short-range missiles as its elite Revolutionary Guards began several days of war games on Sunday, state television reported.
Iran's English-language television channel Press TV said the tests also included a multiple missile launcher.
"Iran tests two short-range missiles," Press TV said in a scrolling headline. It earlier said new missiles had been tested, without giving details.
The missile manoeuvres coincide with increased tension in Iran's nuclear dispute with the West, after last week's disclosure by the Islamic Republic that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant.
Last May, Iran said it had tested a missile that defence analysts say could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf.
The United States, which suspects Iran is seeking to build nuclear bombs, has previously expressed concern about Tehran's missile programme. Iran says its nuclear work is for peaceful power generation purposes.
reuters (http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINDAH72108020090927)
It said the surface-to-surface Shahab 3 missile would be tested on the second day of missile manoeuvres by the elite Revolutionary Guards that got under way on Sunday.
Iran says the Shahab 3, which has been tested several times in the past, can travel about 2,000 km.
reuters (http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42736420090927)
Iran tested two short-range missiles as its elite Revolutionary Guards began several days of war games on Sunday, state television reported.
Iran's English-language television channel Press TV said the tests also included a multiple missile launcher.
"Iran tests two short-range missiles," Press TV said in a scrolling headline. It earlier said new missiles had been tested, without giving details.
The missile manoeuvres coincide with increased tension in Iran's nuclear dispute with the West, after last week's disclosure by the Islamic Republic that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant.
Last May, Iran said it had tested a missile that defence analysts say could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf.
The United States, which suspects Iran is seeking to build nuclear bombs, has previously expressed concern about Tehran's missile programme. Iran says its nuclear work is for peaceful power generation purposes.
reuters (http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINDAH72108020090927)