Iran sends missile test warning

by Sanjay Jha | July 8, 2008 at 10:51 pm

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Iran has blasted missile with reach upto Israel, giving a forewarning of any attack on them. They also blasted two other types of missile with shorter ranges were also fired as part of the Great Prophet III war games being staged by the Guards. The missile test came shortly after the US Treasury announced new financial sanctions on Iranian officials it suspected of involvement in the country's nuclear programme.

Iran has test-fired what it called a new version of the Shahab-3 missile, whose range puts it within reach of Israel, state media have said.
The missile, said to have a range of 2,000 km (1,240 miles), was one of nine launched from a remote desert site.
Iran has tested the Shahab-3 before, but the latest test comes amid rising tensions with the US and Israel over Iran's nuclear programme.
Worries about the stand-off have been one factor pushing up world oil prices.
"We are ready to defend the integrity of the Iranian nation," said the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' air force, Brig-Gen Hoseyn Salami.