Iran test fires more missiles and the US isn't very happy about it. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the US will defend it's allies in the region against any attack.Reuters
Oh, and the picture of Iranian missiles firing was photoshoped.
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf on Thursday, state media said, and the United States pledged to defend its allies against any Iranian aggression.
Washington, which fears Tehran wants to master technology to build nuclear weapons, said after Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday that Tehran should halt further tests if it wanted to gain the world's trust.Iran has said missiles fired during wargames under way in the Gulf included ones that could hit Israel and U.S. bases.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on a visit to the former Soviet republic of Georgia that Washington would defend American interests and those of its allies.
"We take very, very strongly our obligation to help our allies defend themselves and no one should be confused about that," Rice said after meeting Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
After Iran's missile tests on Wednesday, Rice suggested its actions justified U.S. plans for an anti-missile shield with bases in eastern Europe, a project Russia strongly opposes.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Iran Tests More Missiles
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Iran Test Fires Missiles
Iran test fired 9 missiles in response to what it said were threats by the US and Israel. So Iran has done a complete 360 in a matter of days. The Iranian revolutionary guards threatened Tel Aviv and US shipping interests, then Imadinerjacket says war is not possible with the US or Israel and now we're back to threats. CNN
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TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran has test-fired nine missiles in response to what it says are threats from Israel and the United States, state-run Iranian media says.
The Islamic Republic News Agency and Press TV reported that the naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Wednesday test-fired a Shahab-3 missile during war games in the Persian Gulf.
The exercises come a month after Israel conducted a military drill in the eastern Mediterranean involving dozens of warplanes, and the latest Iranian activities prompted concern from Israel and condemnation from the United States. "The war game was aimed at improving the combat readiness of Iran's armed forces. The 2,000-kilometer-range Shahab-3 missiles were tested to demonstrate Iran's capability in hitting its enemies accurately at the early stages of their probable attacks against the Islamic Republic.
"Domestic and foreign political and military analysts believe that Shahab-3 is able to reach targets in the occupied lands in case of the Zionist regime's probable attacks against Iran's nuclear sites," the Islamic Republic News Agency said.
Iran's Press TV said the Iranian forces "successfully test-fired new long and mid-range missiles." It mentioned the Shahab 3, "which can hit any targets within a range of 2,000km." It said the Shahab 3 "is equipped with a one-ton conventional warhead."
"Nine highly advanced missiles with improved accuracy were simultaneously tested including the Zelzal and Fateh missiles with ranges of 400km and 170km respectively."
Press TV said ground forces were also involved in the war games.
