Irantest-fires ballistic missile able to hit Israel: media
AFP |12 mins ago
Ballistic missile Ghadr, the modifiedversion of Shahab 3.—AFP Photo
TEHRAN:Iran on Tuesday test-fired in its central desert a ballistic missile capable ofstriking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliateif attacked, media said.
Iran’sRevolutionary Guard fired the medium-range Shahab-3 missile at a mock target inthe Kavir Desert on the second day of its Great Prophet 7 exercise, which isdue to end on Wednesday, Iran’s Al-Alam television network reported.
TheShahab-3 has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers, which means it is theoreticallyable to hit Israel, which is some 1,000 kilometers away.
Al-Alamsaid two short-range missiles, the Shahab-1 and Shahab-2, with ranges of 300 to500 kilometers, were also launched.
TheFars news agency said “dozens of short-, medium-, and long-range missiles havebeen fired from different parts of Iran at a single target in Kavir.”
TheISNA news agency said the last day of the drill would see Revolutionary Guard“bomber drones” also used.
Althoughthe Islamic republic has test-fired its Shahab missiles before, and frequentlyholds military maneuvers, it says these war games are aimed at sending amessage to Israel and the United States to think twice on their threats ofpossibly attacking Iran.
TheGreat Prophet 7 exercise targeted a replica military base set up in a desertand made to look like a foreign facility, similar to those the United Stateshas in neighboring countries such as Afghanistan.
Thelaunch of the Shahab-3 missile coincided with the day official experts fromIran and world powers were to hold talks in Istanbul to discuss the West’s pushto have Tehran scale back its sensitive nuclear program.
Israel,which is not part of the talks, and its ally the United States have both saidthey reserve the option of launching military action on Iran if diplomacy andsanctions fail to convince it to curb its atomic activities
AFP |12 mins ago
Ballistic missile Ghadr, the modifiedversion of Shahab 3.—AFP Photo
TEHRAN:Iran on Tuesday test-fired in its central desert a ballistic missile capable ofstriking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliateif attacked, media said.
Iran’sRevolutionary Guard fired the medium-range Shahab-3 missile at a mock target inthe Kavir Desert on the second day of its Great Prophet 7 exercise, which isdue to end on Wednesday, Iran’s Al-Alam television network reported.
TheShahab-3 has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers, which means it is theoreticallyable to hit Israel, which is some 1,000 kilometers away.
Al-Alamsaid two short-range missiles, the Shahab-1 and Shahab-2, with ranges of 300 to500 kilometers, were also launched.
TheFars news agency said “dozens of short-, medium-, and long-range missiles havebeen fired from different parts of Iran at a single target in Kavir.”
TheISNA news agency said the last day of the drill would see Revolutionary Guard“bomber drones” also used.
Althoughthe Islamic republic has test-fired its Shahab missiles before, and frequentlyholds military maneuvers, it says these war games are aimed at sending amessage to Israel and the United States to think twice on their threats ofpossibly attacking Iran.
TheGreat Prophet 7 exercise targeted a replica military base set up in a desertand made to look like a foreign facility, similar to those the United Stateshas in neighboring countries such as Afghanistan.
Thelaunch of the Shahab-3 missile coincided with the day official experts fromIran and world powers were to hold talks in Istanbul to discuss the West’s pushto have Tehran scale back its sensitive nuclear program.
Israel,which is not part of the talks, and its ally the United States have both saidthey reserve the option of launching military action on Iran if diplomacy andsanctions fail to convince it to curb its atomic activities
