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IRAN TO TEST-FIRE LONG RANGE MISSILES MONDAY

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  • Published:02 Ocak 2012, Pazartesi
  • Updated:02 Ocak 2012, Pazartesi

Iran will test-fire two long range on Monday during the last day of naval exercises in the Gulf.

"Today we will test-fire Qader and Nour long range during the drill," deputy navy Commander Mahmoud Mousavi told state TV.

Iran has been holding the 10-day naval exercise at a time of increased tension with Western powers over its nuclear program, and Mousavi said on Sunday it had successfully test-fired a medium range surface-to-air missile.

Iran has long-range missile systems, which could reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East.