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11:21, 02 January 2012 Monday
An Iranian navy warship test fires a new long range missile
(Mehrab) during the Iranian navy military exercise on the Sea of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran, 01 January.(EPA)
Iran test-fires long-range missiles
Iran test fired its second long-range missile during a naval exercise in the Gulf, state TV's website quoted a senior navy commander saying on Monday.
Iran test fired its second long-range missile during a naval exercise in the Gulf, state TV's website quoted a senior navy commander saying on Monday.
"Today our Nour (Light) surface-to-surface long range missile was also successfully launched," said deputy navy Commander Mahmoud Mousavi.
Ealier on Monday, Iran said it had successfully test fired a long-range missile during its naval exercise in the Gulf, flexing its military muscle to show it could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the region if attacked.
"We have test fired a long-range shore-to-sea missile called Qader (capable), which managed to successfully destroy predetermined targets in the Gulf," Mousavi told the official news agency IRNA.
Iran earlier said it would test fire two long-range missiles on Monday - Qader and another system called Nour (light) - to display its resolve to counter any attack by enemies such as Israel or the United States.
The U.S. Fifth Fleet reacted to Iran's warning to stop oil flows, saying it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the Gulf.
Nuclear-armed Israel in the same region, that most experts estimate that it has at least between 100 and 200 nuclear warheads, often threatens the Islamic republic with an attack.
Iran said it had no intention to close the Strait of Hormuz.
"No order has been given for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But we are prepared for various scenarios," state television quoted navy chief Habibollah Sayyari as saying.
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An Iranian navy warship test fires a new long range missile
(Mehrab) during the Iranian navy military exercise on the Sea of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran, 01 January.(EPA)
Iran test-fires long-range missiles
Iran test fired its second long-range missile during a naval exercise in the Gulf, state TV's website quoted a senior navy commander saying on Monday.
Iran test fired its second long-range missile during a naval exercise in the Gulf, state TV's website quoted a senior navy commander saying on Monday.
"Today our Nour (Light) surface-to-surface long range missile was also successfully launched," said deputy navy Commander Mahmoud Mousavi.
Ealier on Monday, Iran said it had successfully test fired a long-range missile during its naval exercise in the Gulf, flexing its military muscle to show it could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the region if attacked.
"We have test fired a long-range shore-to-sea missile called Qader (capable), which managed to successfully destroy predetermined targets in the Gulf," Mousavi told the official news agency IRNA.
Iran earlier said it would test fire two long-range missiles on Monday - Qader and another system called Nour (light) - to display its resolve to counter any attack by enemies such as Israel or the United States.
The U.S. Fifth Fleet reacted to Iran's warning to stop oil flows, saying it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the Gulf.
Nuclear-armed Israel in the same region, that most experts estimate that it has at least between 100 and 200 nuclear warheads, often threatens the Islamic republic with an attack.
Iran said it had no intention to close the Strait of Hormuz.
"No order has been given for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But we are prepared for various scenarios," state television quoted navy chief Habibollah Sayyari as saying.
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