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Iran test-fires ballistic missiles in military drill

Xinhua, March 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iran test-fired on Tuesday several ballistic missiles in ongoing military drill attended by the senior commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), official IRNA news agency reported.

The missile drill, conducted in different parts of the country, is aimed at enhancing the deterrent power of the Islamic republic in the face of threats against the revolution and the territorial integrity of Iran, the report said without further details.

In October, Iran announced it "successfully" test-fired the country's first long-range missile of Emad which could be guided and controlled until hitting the target with high precision.

In December, a United Nations experts' report said Iran violated the UN Security Council Resolution 1929 by test-firing the Emad missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.

The UN report said the Emad ballistic missile has a range of "no less than 1,000 km with a payload of at least 1,000 kg."

Under Resolution 1929, Iran is prohibited from working on ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads.

However, Iran's Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan rejected the report, saying that the Emad missile is "totally conventional."

The Islamic Republic is believed to have the largest ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East and has developed a 2,000-km missile. Endit