VOA: Iranian Defense Minister Claims Tehran Tested a New Long-Range Ballistic Missile
CAIRO — Iran is claiming to have fired a new long-range ballistic missile - dubbed the Hoveiseh - capable of hitting a target 1,300km away. Tehran claims that its ballistic missile program is intended solely for defensive purposes. A U.N. Security Council resolution called on Iran to stop work on ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead for a period of up to 8 years.
Iranian state TV showed Defense Minister Amir Hatami unveiling what he says is a new 1,300km long-range ballistic missile at a ceremony, which was part of celebrations to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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