Iran Test Fires 'New Generation' Cruise Missile

Daily Mail: Iran test fires 'new generation' cruise missiles with 'deadly precision' by blowing up empty ship in the Gulf

* Missiles reportedly destroyed targets at distance of 170 miles (280 kilometers)
* Tests took place during drill by Iran's navy in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean
* Iran's Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, said missiles are equipped with 'homing'
* He said the missiles are capable of resisting 'any kind of electronic war'

Iran test fired a 'new generation' of cruise missiles in a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, state media reported Thursday.

The report by the official IRNA news agency said the missiles destroyed targets at a distance of 170 miles (280 kilometers).

It said the tests took place during a drill by Iran's navy in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean.

IIRNA said the missiles' range can be extended but gave no details.

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More News On Iran's Latest Cruise Missile Test

Iran Navy successfully conducts test-fire of new-generation cruise missiles -- MEHR News Agency
Iran navy test-fires new cruise missiles in Gulf of Oman -- SCMP/AP
Iran navy test-fires new cruise missiles -- AFP
Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile -- Reuters
Iran ranking military officials praise new cruise missiles -- MEHR News Agency
Iran test-fires newest anti-ship missile during Indian Ocean drills (VIDEO) -- RT
Iran Showcases Launch of Newest Land-to-Sea Missile in Indian Ocean – Video -- Sputnik

Iran Fails Again To Launch A Satellite Into Orbit

Business Insider: Iran tried and failed for the fourth time in a row to put a satellite into orbit

* Iran tried, despite US opposition to the program, to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, but it was unsuccessful, a defense official told state media, according to Reuters.
* "It was launched with success and ... we have reached most our aims ... but the 'Zafar' satellite did not reach orbit as planned," the official told state television Sunday.
* The latest failure marks the fourth time in a row Iran has been unable to successfully put a satellite in space.

Iran's latest attempt to put a satellite in space in spite of US opposition ended in failure, an Iranian defense ministry official told state media, Reuters reported Sunday.

"It was launched with success and ... we have reached most our aims ... but the 'Zafar' satellite did not reach orbit as planned," the official told state television Sunday.

The latest failure marks the fourth time in a row Iran has been unable to successfully put a satellite in space.

In January 2019, the Iranian rocket carrying the satellite into space failed to reach the "necessary speed" during the third stage of flight, a senior telecommunications official told state media, the Associated Press reported at the time.

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WNU Editor: Iran is claiming the launch was a success .... ‘Simorgh’ successfully launched ‘Zafar’ satellite (Mehr News Agency).

More News On Iran Failing Again To Launch A Satellite Into Orbit

Iranian 'Victory' satellite fails to reach orbit -- Reuters
Iran fails to put satellite into orbit, country’s leader still hails ‘remarkable’ achievement -- SCMP/AP
Iranian Satellite Launched But Fails To Reach Earth's Orbit -- RFE
Iran Failed to Put Zafar Satellite Into Orbit, Defence Ministry Says -- Sputnik

Iran Prepares For A Satellite Launch

Images from January 4 and January 7 also show a fuel trucks parked on site.

CNN: Images show Iran prepping satellite launch despite Pompeo's threat

New images obtained by CNN Tuesday indicate Iran is preparing to launch a remote sensing satellite into space, the latest sign that the Islamic Republic is moving ahead with the planned mission despite recent warnings from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The high-resolution satellite images, captured by Planet Labs on January 4, 6 and 7, show activity at the Imam Khomeini Space Center consistent with steps that were taken prior to a previous launch in 2017, according to researchers at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.

There are no indications the launch is for military use despite Pompeo's argument that the launch vehicle incorporates technology used in ballistic missiles.

Several Iranian media outlets have recently suggested that a launch is imminent and the new images appear to show preparations are already underway to send the satellites into orbit using a Simorgh space launch vehicle.

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WNU Editor: So much for the U.S. warning to not launch this missile .... US warns Iran against space launches, ballistic missiles (SCMP/Reuters).

U.S. Warns Iran On Missile Launches. Iran Rejects These Warnings

A Sayad missile fires from Talash missile system during the air defence drill in an undisclosed location in Iran. Picture: AFPS

Reuters: U.S. warns Iran on space launches, Tehran rejects concerns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued a pre-emptive warning to Iran on Thursday against pursuing three planned space rocket launches that it said would violate a U.N. Security Council resolution because they use ballistic missile technology.

Iran rejected the warning, issued by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying its space vehicle launches and missile tests were not violations.

Pompeo said Iran planned to launch in the coming months three rockets, called Space Launch Vehicles (SLV), that he said incorporate technology “virtually identical” to what is used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. Iran is not going to listen to the warnings from the U.S. Secretary of State.

More News On The U.S. Warning Iran To Not Conduct Missile Launches

Pompeo warns Iran against space launches -- The Hill
US warns Iran against space launch -- AFP
US warns Iran on space launches, Tehran rejects concerns -- Al Jazeera
US Warns Iran Against Conducting Planned Missile Launches - Pompeo -- Sputnik
Pompeo: US ‘will not stand by and watch’ Iran develop ballistic missiles -- Washington Examiner
'US is in No Position to Lecture': Tehran Balks at US Warning on Missile Tests -- Sputnik
Iran's FM hits back after US warns Tehran against space launches -- Middle East Eye

Iran Has Tested A Ballistic Missile For The First Time This Year

Illustrative: A Fateh-110 ballistic missile, displayed at an Iranian armed forces parade in 2012. (military.ir/Wikimedia Commons)

Times of Israel: Iran said to test ballistic missile for first time in more than a year

US officials say Fateh-110 was fired during a military exercise last weekend, held as Trump reintroduced economic sanctions on Tehran.

Iran carried out a ballistic missile test last week for the first time in 2018, US officials were quoted saying late on Friday.

The test of the Iranian Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile was carried out at the Strait of Hormuz during a naval exercise in which at least 50 small ships took part, Fox News reported. According to the report, the missiles flew “shore to shore” for more than 160 kilometers (100 miles) over the Strait of Hormuz to a site in the desert.

While the US military knew of Iran’s naval activity in the region, the missile test detected by US spy satellites had not been previously reported.

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More News On Iran Testing A Ballistic Missile For The First Time This Year

Iran test-fires ballistic missile for first time in 2018, officials say -- FOX News
Iran test-fired anti-ship missile during drills last week: U.S. source -- Reuters
Iran tests ballistic missile for first time this year: report -- The Hill
Iran Fired Ballistic Missile During Drills Where It Practiced Blockading the Strait of Hormuz -- The Drive
Iran test-fires ballistic missile -- Arutz Sheva
Iranian Ballistic Missile Flew Over Strait of Hormuz During Recent Drill -- Sputnik

U.S. Intelligence: Iranian Claims Of A Missile Launch Are Fake

Video: #Iran successfully test-fires new ballistic missile
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— Press TV (@PressTV) September 23, 2017

FOX News: Iran's supposed missile launch was fake, US officials say

EXCLUSIVE: Iranian state television released video footage Friday claiming to show the launch of a new type of medium-range ballistic missile, a few hours after it was displayed during a military parade in Tehran.

But it turns out Iran never fired a ballistic missile, sources say.

The video released by the Iranians was more than seven months old – dating back to a failed launch in late January, which resulted in the missile exploding shortly after liftoff, according to two U.S. officials.

President Trump had originally responded to the reported launch in a late-Saturday tweet, saying, “Iran just test-fired a Ballistic Missile capable of reaching Israel. They are also working with North Korea. Not much of an agreement we have!”

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WNU Editor: I was suspicious yesterday when I read that the Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier (General Amir Ali Hajizadeh) was boasting that Iran's newest missile could hit multiple targets .... Iran’s New Ballistic Missile Can Hit Multiple Targets: Commander (Tasnim News Agency). A MIRV missile is used in carrying a nuclear payload, not a conventional one, and I doubt that the Iranians have the expertise to pull off such a test. The video that the Iranians released that U.S. officials are saying is fake can be seen in the above tweet.

More News On U.S. Intelligence Claims That The Latest Iranian Missile Launch is Fake

Donald Trump duped by seven-month-old video of Iran missile launch, US officials say -- The Independent
Iran's ballistic missile launch was fake: report -- The Hill
Iran claimed it successfully launched a missile, US intelligence says it didn't -- Business Insider
US officials say Iran's test of medium-range ballistic missile was fake: Report -- Washington Examiner

Iran Announces A Successful Test-Firing Of A Naval Missile

Reuters: Iran successfully test fires a naval missile, Tasnim reports

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has successfully test-fired a naval missile, the semi-official news agency Tasnim said on Thursday, a move likely to heighten concern in Washington, whose warship operate in the waters near Iran.

Tasnim said the missile, called the Hormuz 2, could destroy moving targets at sea at ranges up to 300 km (180 miles). The missile was built in Iran, Tasnim said.

"The naval ballistic missile called Hormuz 2 this week has successfully destroyed a target which was 250 km away," said Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Force, according to Tasnim.

The missile test is the latest event in a long-running rivalry between Iran and the United States in and around the Strait of Hormuz, which guards the entrance to the Gulf. About 20 percent of the world's oil passes through the waterway, which is less than 40 km wide at its narrowest point.

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More News On Iran Announcing A Successful Test-Firing Of A Naval Missile

IRGC Successfully Test-Fires Homegrown Missile -- Tasnim News Agency
Iran successfully test-fires Hormuz-2 ballistic missile -- Tehran Times
News agency: Iran successfully tests ballistic missile -- AP
Iranian military says it test-fired Hormuz-2 ballistic missile -- UPI
Iran's IRGC Reportedly Test-Fires Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile -- RFE
Iran successfully test-fires ballistic missile -- IANS
Defiant Iran successfully tests another ballistic missile -- The Times of Israel
Iran confirms new successful missile test as tensions with US mount -- RT
Defiant Iran Conducts More Ballistic Missile Tests; This Time From Naval Vessel -- Zero Hedge

U.S. Officials: Iran Test-Fired 2 Ballistic-Missiles This Weekend

FOX News: Iran launched 2 ballistic missiles, US officials say

Continuing a pattern of provocative actions, Iran this weekend test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles and sent fast-attack vessels close to a U.S. Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News.

One of Iran's ballistic missile tests were successful, destroying a floating barge approximately 155 miles away, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the launch told Fox News. The launches of the Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missiles were the first tests of the missile in two years, one official said.

It was not immediately clear if this was the first successful test at sea -- raising concerns for the U.S. Navy, which operates warships in the area, one of which had an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction with Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. boats on Saturday.

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More News On Reports That Iran Test-Fired 2 Ballistic-Missiles This Weekend

Iran Launched Ballistic Missiles, U.S. Officials Say -- US News and World Report
Iran test-fired 2 missiles over the weekend – US officials -- Times of Israel
Iran Reportedly Fires Two Ballistic Missiles in Gulf of Oman Over Weekend -- Sputnik
Iran test-fired 2 ballistic missiles this weekend, US officials say -- World.mic

German Newspaper: Iran Tested Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile

© Photo: Youtube/ IranClips

Reuters: Iran tested nuclear-capable cruise missile: German newspaper

Iran has tested a cruise missile called "Sumar" that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons in addition to test-firing a medium-range ballistic missile on Sunday, German newspaper Die Welt reported Thursday, citing unspecified intelligence sources.

No comment was immediately available from Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency or from Iranian authorities.

The newspaper said the Sumar cruise missile was built in Iran and traveled around 600 km in its first known successful test. The missile is believed to be capable of carrying nuclear weapons and may have a range of 2,000 to 3,000 km, the paper said, citing intelligence sources.

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More News On Reports That Iran Tested A Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile

Iran said to test second nuclear-capable missile -- The Times of Israel
Iran tested cruise missile in addition to medium range ballistic missile: report -- i24 News
Iran Successfully Tests Cruise Missile Able to Carry Nuclear Warheads – Reports -- Sputnik
Sumar Cruise MissileIran's Latest Missile Test Alarms Israel - Ambassador -- Sputnik
Iran Pushes Back Against Trump Administration Warning, Vows to Continue Ballistic Missile Program -- Algemeiner

Iran Carries Out Missile Test

New York Times: Iran Launches a Missile, Testing Trump’s Vows of Strict Enforcement

WASHINGTON — Iran conducted its first missile test since President Trump took office, American and Israeli officials said Monday, posing an early test of whether the Trump administration will make good on its promises to strictly enforce all aspects of the Iranian nuclear deal and a side agreement on missile testing.

The Iranian missile traveled about 600 miles, but its re-entry vehicle reportedly exploded before the flight was complete. It is unclear whether that was accidental or a deliberate detonation.

Israel’s United Nations ambassador, Danny Danon, accused Iran of violating a Security Council resolution passed in 2015, shortly after the nuclear accord was reached in Vienna.

While the agreement itself dealt only with Iran’s nuclear program, then-Secretary of State John Kerry negotiated for days with the Iranians about a revised Security Council resolution on missiles. That last concession by the United States, China, Russia, Germany and France sealed the entire diplomatic package.

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WNU Editor: While first refusing to confirm that there was a missile test .... Iran refuses to confirm conducting missile test (AP), Iran is now saying that it did nto violate the nuclear agreement .... Iran: Missile tests not in violation of nuclear deal (Al Jazeera).

More News On Iran's Missile Test

Iran carries out ballistic missile test in violation of UN resolution in direct challenge to Donald Trump -- Daily Mail
Iran tested medium-range ballistic missile: U.S. official -- Reuters
U.N. Security Council to meet over Iran missile test -- UPI
Iran Test-Fires Medium Range Ballistic Missile: U.S. Officials -- NBC
Iran conducts first missile test since Trump's inauguration -- CNN
Iran tests ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolution, US officials say -- FOX News
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting over Iran missile test -- FOX News
UN Security Council to Meet on Iran Missile Test -- VOA
Netanyahu: Iran missile test must not go unanswered -- BBC
Iranian Ballistic Missile Test is a 'Gift for Anti-Iranian Propaganda' -- Sputnik
Iran missile firing puts Trump strategy to the test -- Financial Times

Is The U.S. Telling The Iranians To Keep Their Missile Tests Secret?

A ballistic missile is launched and tested at an undisclosed location in Iran in this handout photograph released by the official website of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps March 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/SEPAHNEWS.COM/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

Washington Free Beacon: Iran: U.S. Encouraging Islamic Republic to Keep Illicit Missile Tests Secret

State Department declines to respond.

A senior Iranian military commander claimed that U.S. officials are quietly encouraging the Islamic Republic to keep its illicit ballistic missile tests a secret so as not to raise concerns in the region, according to Persian language comments.

Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace and Missile Force, said in recent remarks that the Obama administration does not want Iran to publicize its ongoing missile tests, which have raised questions about the Islamic Republic’s commitment to last summer’s comprehensive nuclear agreement.

“At this time, the Americans are telling [us]: ‘Don’t talk about missile affairs, and if you conduct a test or maneuver, don’t mention it,’” Hajizadeh was quoted as saying during a recent Persian-language speech that was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute.

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WNU Editor: I do not know if this story is true .... and even if it is, I doubt that the Iranians are going to accommodate the U.S.. The Iranian government is proud of its missile program, and whenever there is a successful test they are always the first to publicize it.

Iran Successfully Tests A Mid-Range Missile

News ID: 3620621 - Mon 9 May 2016 - 13:26

Reuters: Iran says tested mid-range ballistic missile two weeks ago: Tasnim agency

Iran successfully tested a precision-guided medium-range ballistic missile two weeks ago, a military official said on Monday, as Tehran continues to bolster what it insists is a purely defensive arsenal.

The Islamic Republic has worked to improve the range and accuracy of its missiles over the past year, which it says will make them a more potent deterrent with conventional warheads against its enemy Israel.

"We tested a missile with a range of 2,000 kms (1,240 miles) and eight meters error margin two weeks ago. An eight-meter error margin means ... full accuracy," the Tasnim news agency quoted Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi as saying.

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More News On Another Iran Successfully Testing A Mid-Range Missile

Commander Says Iran Tests 2000km-Range Ballistic Missile -- Tasnim News Agency
Iran test-fires long-range ballistic missile -- Press TV
Iran test-fires ballistic missile with 2000km range -- Mehr News Agency
Iran Test-Fires Ballistic Missile, Latest After Nuclear Deal -- AP
Iran claims to have test-fired highly accurate long-range missile -- RUDAW
Iran claims to successfully test missile that can reach Israel -- The Times of Israel
Iran announces test of ballistic missile capable of reaching Israel -- i24 News
Iran Successfully Tests Medium-Range Ballistic Missile -- Sputnik

U.S. And Europe Claim That Iran Is Defying UN Security Council Resolutions By Conducting Its Missile Tests

A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/MAHMOOD HOSSEINI/TIMA

Reuters: Exclusive: Iran missile tests were 'in defiance of' U.N. resolution - U.S., allies

By launching nuclear-capable missiles Iran has defied a United Nations Security Council resolution that endorsed last year's historic nuclear deal, the United States and its European allies said in a joint letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Iran's recent ballistic tests involved missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons and were "inconsistent with" and "in defiance of" council resolution 2231, adopted last July, said the joint U.S., British, French, German letter to Spain's U.N. Ambassador Roman Oyarzun Marchesi and U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon.

The letter said the missiles used in the recent launches were "inherently capable of delivering nuclear weapons." It also asked that the Security Council discuss "appropriate responses" to Tehran's failure to comply with its obligations and urged Ban to report back on Iranian missile work inconsistent with 2231.

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Update: US and Allies Urge UN Action Against Iran for Missile Tests (AP)

WNU Editor: The Iranian response has been predictable .... We will continue missile development despite new sanctions, says Iran (RUDAW). More here .... Iran Expands Covert Ballistic Missile Program, Dismisses US Sanctions (Washington Free Beacon).

Iran Tests More Missiles Carrying The Message 'Israel Must Be Wiped Out'

Reuters: Iran tests more missiles, says capable of reaching Israel

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) test-fired two ballistic missiles on Wednesday that it said were designed to be able to hit Israel, defying U.S. criticism of similar tests carried out this week.

State television showed footage of two Qadr missiles being launched from northern Iran which the IRGC said hit targets 1,400 km (870 miles) away. Tests on Tuesday drew a threat of new sanctions from the United States.

"The reason we designed our missiles with a range of 2,000 km is to be able to hit our enemy the Zionist regime from a safe distance," Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by the ISNA agency. The nearest point in Iran is around 1,000 km (621 miles) from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

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More News On Iran Testing More Missiles

Photos: Iran test-fires two ballistic missiles during large-scale drills (Photos) -- Payvand
Iran tests missiles emblazoned with threat to Israel -- CBS/AP
Iran reportedly test-fires 2 long-range missiles while Biden visits Israel -- FOX News
Iran fires ballistic missiles a day after test; U.S. officials hint at violation -- CNN
Iran Tests Ballistic Missiles Carrying the Message 'Israel Must Be Wiped Out' -- Newsweek
Iran Tests Missiles Possibly Capable of Striking Israel -- US News and World Report
Biden: Iran under close watch amid reports of missile tests -- Washington Post

Iran Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles

BBC: Iran 'conducts new ballistic missile tests'

Iran has launched several ballistic missiles from silos across the country as part of a military exercise, state media say, defying US pressure.

The Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that the tests demonstrated the country's "deterrent power" and "ability to confront any threat".

In January, the US imposed sanctions targeting Iran's missile programme in response to the last round of tests.

UN experts said those tests had violated a Security Council resolution.

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Iran launches ballistic missiles in new military drills -- Press TV (Iran)
Iran Revolutionary Guards conduct ballistic missile test -- Reuters
Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles During Military Exercise -- AP
Iran conducts new missile tests defying US sanctions -- AFP
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Test Ballistic Missiles -- NYT
Iran Tests Ballistic Missiles -- VOA
Iran tests missiles to show 'deterrence power'; U.S. alarmed -- CNN
Iran test-fires ballistic missiles again -- IBTimes
Iran launches ballistic missiles during military drill -- Al Jazeera
Iran conducts ballistic missile test -- Al Arabiya
Iran test-fires missiles in defiance of US sanctions -- RT

U.S. To Conduct 'Serious Review' Of Latest Iran Missile Test

New York Times: U.S. Cautious on Iran Missile Test Claim

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is facing another difficult choice with Iran: As Tehran takes apart much of its nuclear infrastructure to win sanctions relief, how vocally should the White House condemn Iranian violations of United Nations resolutions on other issues?

Based on the first responses Tuesday to reports that Iran had conducted yet another launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, the answer appears to be not very loudly.

Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, said that Washington was “conducting a serious review of the reported incident.” She said that if the review determined that the test occurred, the United States would take the issue up with the Security Council.

WNU Editor: A "serious review" ?!?!?! The Iranians are very open on what they have done ... what is there to review?

More News On Iran's Latest Missile Test

US conducting 'serious review' of latest Iran missile test -- FOX News
U.S. conducting 'serious review' of alleged Iran missile test -- Reuters
U.S. conducting ‘serious review’ of alleged Iran missile test -- Washington Post
US Examines Reports of Iranian Missile Test -- VOA
Iran Test-Fires Another Missile, U.S. Says -- WSJ
US official: Iran tested another ballistic missile in November -- AP
Iran tests another mid-range ballistic missile in breach of UN resolutions -- FOX News
Iran violated nuclear deal with second ballistic missile test last month, U.S. officials say -- UPI

White House: Recent Iran Ballistic Missile Test Violated UN Resolution

A new Iranian precision-guided ballistic missile is launched as it is tested at an undisclosed location October 11, 2015. REUTERS/FARSNEWS.COM/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

CNN: U.S. to refer Iran missile test to U.N. over possible violation

Washington (CNN)The State Department said Tuesday it would refer Iran's firing of a new surface-to-surface ballistic missile to the United Nations Security Council for review to determine whether the test violated a U.N. resolution.

"It's deeply concerning that this latest violation does appear to be a violation of U.N. Security Council resolution 1929, and we'll obviously raise this at the [Security Council] as we have done with previous launches," State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner told reporters.

"We've seen for the past years that Iran has consistently ignored U.N. Security Council resolutions," he added.

WNU Editor: Iran accepts the nuclear agreement .... but then tests a nuclear capable ballistic missile. Am I the only who sees a problem here?

More News On The White House Claiming That Iran's Recent Missile Test Was A violation of U.N. Sanctions

U.S. suggests Iran ballistic missile test might be U.N. violation -- CBS/AP
White House says Iran's missile test may have violated U.N. resolution -- Reuters
White House Sees Signs Iran Missile Test Violated U.N. Resolution -- WSJ
U.S. To Raise Iran Missile Test Before UN As Sanctions Violation -- Radio Free Europe
U.S. to raise 'deeply concerning' Iran ballistic missile test at U.N. Security Council -- UPI
US: Iran Missile Test Likely Violated UN Resolution -- VOA
US says missile test by Iran ‘likely’ violated UN resolution -- Times of Israel
Iranian Ballistic Missile Tests Could Violate Nuke Deal -- Washington examiner

Iran Successfully Tests A New Long Range Ballistic Missile

CNN: Iran test-fires new generation long-range ballistic missiles, state media report

(CNN)Iran has successfully test-fired a new long-range surface-to-surface missile, state-run IRNA reported on Sunday.

The Emad (Pillar) missile, designed and built by Iranian experts, is the country's first long-range missile that can be precision-guided until it reaches its target, said Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan, Iran's defense minister.

"To follow our defense programs, we don't ask permission from anyone," he said, according to IRNA.

The new rocket is "capable of scrutinizing the targets and destroying them completely," IRNA reported.

More News On Iran Successfully Testing A New Long Range Ballistic Missile

Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Ballistic Missile -- Tasnim News Agency (Iran)
Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile -- Reuters
Iran claims successful guided long-range missile test -- CBS/AP
Iran tests new long-range missile -- AFP
Iran Reports Successful Test of Guided Long-Range Missile -- Bloomberg
Iran reportedly test fires new long-range ballistic missile -- FOX News

Recent Iranian Rocket Tests Are Raising Concerns

Iran test fires a Fajr-3 missile [file photo] Photo: IRNA / Reuters

Iran ICBM Advances -- Washington Free Beacon

Iran conducts test of new rocket motor with ICBM capability.

U.S. intelligence agencies recently detected Iran conducting a static ground test of a large rocket motor that could be used for a future intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), according to U.S. officials.

Disclosure of the recent rocket engine test comes as Congress is prodding the Obama administration to deploy a third ground-based missile defense interceptor base on the U.S. East Coast.

“This engine could be used for an ICBM,” said one official familiar with the intelligence reports of the test.

No other details were available. A Defense Intelligence Agency spokesman declined to comment on the test.

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My Comment: The Iranians have stated in the past that their goal was to deploy long-range missiles to deter their enemies .... these tests are just an indication that they are fulfilling their promises.

With The World Focused On North Korea, Iran Successfully Test-Fires Three missiles

A single-stage solid-propellant, surface-to-surface Fateh (Victor) missile is launched during the Great Prophet 7 missile drill in Semnan, central Iran, July 3, 2012. Press TV

Report: Iranian Army Test-Fires Three New Missiles -- Haaretz

Iran's Fars news agency reports that missiles of a type never tested before were successfully test-fired by Iran's Ground Forces.

Iran's military has successfully test-fired three new missiles of a type never tested before, according to a Saturday report by Iran's Fars news agency.

"Three types of missiles developed by the Army and the Defense Industries have been successfully test-fired in the Ground Force's recent wargames," Fars cited Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force General Kioumars Heydari as saying.

The "ground-to-ground missiles are different from the Naze'at 10 and Fajr missiles in type," Heydari told Fars.

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More News On Iran's Successful Missile Test

Iranian Army Test-Fires 3 New Missiles -- FARS News Agency (Iran)
Iran's Army successfully test-fires 3 new missiles -- Press TV (Iran)
Report: Iran successfully tests three new missiles -- Jerusalem Post
Iran: Army successfully completes 3 rockets tests -- YNet News
Iran test-fires three new missile types -- Times of Israel
Iran Test-Fires Three New Land-to-Land Missiles -- International Business Times