Iran fires longest-range missile in third round of testsSeptember 30th, 2009 Iran conducts third round of missile testsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran said it successfully test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal on Monday, weapons capable of carrying a warhead and striking Israel, U.S. military bases in the Middle East, and parts of Europe.
US says Iran's missile tests were preplanned, but intended to provoke the WestSeptember 30th, 2009 Gibbs says Iran tests were 'provocative'WASHINGTON — The U.S. says Iran's recent missile tests were clearly preplanned, but intended to provoke the West.
Iran state television says short-range missiles test fired during Revolutionary Guard drillsSeptember 30th, 2009 Iran test fires short-range missilesTEHRAN — State television says Iran test-fired short-range missiles during drills by the elite Revolutionary Guard. English-language Press TV reported that the missiles tested were the Fateh-110 and Tondar-69, but did not give specifics on the range or other details.
Iran fires medium-range missiles in second round of testsSeptember 30th, 2009 Iran conducts second round of missile testsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state television says the elite Revolutionary Guard fired medium-range missiles in a second round of tests meant to demonstrate the country's preparedness for an attack. The report says the Guard test-fired Shahab-1 and Shahab-2 missiles overnight, following tests of short-range missiles early Sunday.
Iran's missile tests are a provocation, US saysSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Iran's move to test-fire missiles over the weekend has met with international criticism, with the US saying they fit into Tehran's pattern of provocation. White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs said late Monday the tests were part of the "provocative nature with which Iran has acted on the world stage for a number of years".
Iran says all missile tests successfulSeptember 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday that all missile tests conducted during two days of military exercises were successful, state media reported. Revolutionary Guards spokesman General Hossein Salami told state television that the tests of the short- and longer-range missiles were successfully conducted during the exercises.
Iran test-fires long-range missilesSeptember 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran successfully test-fired long-range missiles on Monday that are capable of striking targets in Israel, most Arab countries and parts of Europe - including much of Turkey, BBC quoted State media, as saying. Iran's Revolutionary Guards tested the Shahab-3 long-range missile and Sajjil rockets, which reportedly has a range of 1,300 to 2,000km (800 to 1,240 miles), reports said.
Iran test-fires Shahab missilesSeptember 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has successfully test-fired a series of indigenously built Shahab missiles that have a maximum range of about 2,000 km, a media report said Monday. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has test-fired Shahab-1, Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles as part of a military exercise called The Great Prophet IV that started Sunday, the Press TV said.
Iran's top leader says US officials know they are "wrong" on nuclear and missile threatSeptember 20th, 2009 Iran's top leader: US "wrong" on nuke threatTEHRAN,Iran — Iran's supreme leader says U.S. officials are "wrong" about his country's nuclear program and the threat Iran's missiles pose.
Gates: Bush missile defense plan dumped because of changes in perceived threat from IranSeptember 17th, 2009 Gates: US intelligence caused change in plansWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the decision to abandon the Bush administration's plans for a land-based missile defense system in Eastern Europe came about because of a change in the U.S. perception of the threat posed by Iran.
Report: North Korea fires 2 mid-range missilesJuly 4th, 2009 Report: NKorea fires 2 mid-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — A news report says North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast. Yonhap news agency's report says the launches Saturday appeared to be of Scud missiles.
Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesJuly 2nd, 2009 Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean media report that North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles. Yonhap news agency reported Thursday the North fired two ground-to-ship missiles from its eastern coast.
North Korea fires two missiles, claims South KoreaJuly 2nd, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Thursday fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles off its east coast, a South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman said. North Korea had last fired a series of short-range missiles in the week after its May 25 nuclear test.
Iran test-fires missile with 2,000 km rangeMay 20th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Wednesday launched a missile with a range of 2,000 km, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. Ahmadinejad, who is in the northeastern province of Semnan, said the surface-to-surface missile was launched Wednesday morning and successfully hit its target, IRNA news agency reported.
Iran test fires new long-range missile: reportMarch 9th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has 'successfully' test fired a new long-range missile, the country's English-language television station Press TV reported Sunday. 'Iran's defence ministry said it has successfully installed long-range (air-to-sea) missiles on some of its jet fighters,' the report said, which did not say when the test was conducted.
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