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15:59 Iran has experienced a powerful ballistic missile

Iran test fired a ballistic missile Shahab-3 with a range of up to two thousand kilometers, which are capable of hitting targets inside Israel. According to military experts, "Shahab-3 can also pose a threat to American bases in the Persian Gulf.Shahab-3 "- is the most powerful Iranian ballistic missiles, which, as the Shahab-1 and Shahab-2, as well as the Iranian short-range missiles of the type" Fajr ( "Dawn"), have multiple warheads, but have greater range - up to 2 thousand kilometers, that is, capable of reaching Israel.Earlier media reported that Iran test fired missiles, Shahab-1 and Shahab-2 on Monday night in a military exercise code-named "Great Prophet-4. The average range of these missiles is 300-700 kilometers. "The results of the first day of rocket firing" exceeded expectations "- said the commander of the Air Force IRGC Hossein Salami. Exercises conducted missile forces, the building" Revolutionary Guards "- The IRGC, which are the elite parts of the armed forces.In addition, on the eve of Iran during the military exercises held successful missile launches short-range surface-to-earth "-" Tondar "(" Thunder "), Fateh-110" ( "Winner-110"), as well as successful launcher "Zalzal" ( "Earthquake")On this topicIran responded to the threat of U.S. missilesU.S. plans to bomb IranRussia will inspect Iran's nuclear facilities On Saturday, representatives of the Revolutionary Guard announced that the next few days Iran held military exercises. Teaching IRGC Missile Forces are part of the "Week of the sacred defense." In those days each year throughout the country are military-patriotic activities. It began September 22 - the anniversary of the beginning in 1980, an eight-year Iran-Iraq war, reports ITAR-TASS.Note that the missile tests took place against the backdrop ofworsening relations between Iran and Western countries because of Tehran's nuclear program. United States, Britain and France condemned Iran for the construction of a second plant to enrich uranium without the consent of international organizations. According to the leaders of these countries, if Tehran does not disclose full information about its nuclear program, its waiting for new sanctions, reports RIA Novosti.Meanwhile, the rocket launches in Iran's controlled by means of Russia's missile attack warning systems (EWS), transmits "Interfax". "Ongoing from Iran missile launches are controlled by our means through the EWS in normal mode. This provides a radar station, located in Gabala (Azerbaijan). Intermediate-range missiles, launches of which were carried out on the eve of Iran, are able to reach the territory about to Saratov in Russia", -- said former army commander EWS Lieutenant-General Nikolai Rodionov.Recall, the United States, as well as some other countries accuse Iran of developing nuclear weapons under the guise of peaceful nuclear energy program. Tehran, in turn, rejected all accusations, claiming that its nuclear program is aimed solely at meeting the country's electricity needs.

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