Iran says it test fired high-precision ballistic missile that can reach Israel
Published May 9, 2016
(JTA) — Iran has test-fired a high-precision ballistic missile that can reach Israel.
The successful guided missile test announced on Monday in Tehran has a range of 2,000 kilometers, or more than 1,200 miles, and a high range of accuracy, the state-run Tasnim News Agency reported.
The test took place two weeks ago, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi announced Monday at a scientific conference in Tehran, Tasnim reported.
He gave no further detail nor did he give the name of the rocket.
Abdollahi also reportedly said that the headquarters of the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has allocated 10 percent of the defense budget to research projects aimed at strengthening defense power
Iranian officials have repeatedly underscored that the country will continue to strengthen its military capabilities such as missiles, and that Iran’s defense capabilities will be never subject to negotiations, according to Tasnim.
In March, the Revolutionary Guard in Iran conducted tests of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, which it said were not capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
In October, Iran tested a new guided long-range ballistic missile, which may have violated the nuclear deal agreed upon in July with the world powers, as well as a Security Council resolution that bars Iran from developing missiles “designed to carry nuclear warheads.”
