Report: Iran 'Successfully' Fires Missile Capable Of Hitting Targets 185 Miles Away -- CNN
(CNN) -- Iran has "successfully" test fired its newest version of the Fateh-110 missile, state media reported Saturday, touting the accomplishment despite international concerns about Tehran's growing military capabilities.
Footage from state-run Press TV showed a missile on a rocket launcher in a desert area being fired into the air, before seemingly falling somewhere over the horizon. Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said that the test launch of the missile -- a "fourth generation" of the Fateh-110 -- was a success, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.
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Iran test-fires short-range missile -- AFP
My Comment: Iran is sending the message that if their nuclear facilities are attacked by US forces, they have the means to retaliate against US military installations in the Persian Gulf states and/or in Afghanistan.
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