by Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff
Over the last year, Iran has worked on improving its missiles' range and accuracy, arguing its missiles serve as a deterrent against its enemy, Israel • "We tested a missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers and ... full accuracy," says military official.
Iran has successfully test-fired another
ballistic missile, the latest in a spate of tests following the
implementation of a nuclear deal with world powers.
According to an Iranian military official
quoted by the Iranian news agency Tasnim, Iran successfully tested a
precision-guided ballistic missile two weeks ago, as Iran continues to
bolster what it claims is a purely defensive arsenal.
Iran 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
kilometers (1,240 miles) and eight meters' error margin two weeks ago.
An eight-meter error margin means ... full accuracy," Tasnim quoted
Brig. Gen. Ali Abdollahi as saying.
The United States and some European powers
have said other recent tests violate a United Nations resolution that
prohibits Iran from firing any missile capable of carrying a nuclear
warhead. Iran says the missiles are not designed to carry nuclear
warheads, which it does not possess.
Washington has imposed new sanctions on Tehran
over recent tests, even after it lifted nuclear-related sanctions in
January as Tehran implemented the nuclear deal it reached with world
powers last year.
Iran's top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in March that missile development was key to Iran's future.
Two months ago, Iran test-fired two ballistic
missiles at a target some 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) away, with the
phrase "Israel must be wiped out" written on them, Iran's semiofficial
Fars News Agency reported at the time.
According to Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh,
head of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division, Iran's
medium-range ballistic missiles were designed to be able to hit Israel.
"The reason we designed our missiles with a range of
2,000 kilometers [1,200 miles] is to be able to hit our enemy the
Zionist regime from a safe distance," Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by
the Iranian Students News Agency.
Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=33593
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