Iran successfully test fired a new guided long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile, state TV reported on Sunday. It was the first such a test since Iran and world powers reach a historical nuclear deal.
Iran’s Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan, told the channel that the liquid-fuel missile “will obviously boost the strategic deterrence capability of our armed forces.”
He said the missile, named Emad or “pillar” in Farsi, was a technological achievement for Iran — able to be controlled until the moment of impact and to hit targets “with high precision.”
The channel showed footage of the huge missile being launched in a desert area, but it did not elaborate on the range of the missile or the specifics of the test firing.
This is the first test of a ballistic surface-to-surface missile by Iran since U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231 in July, which endorsed a landmark nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers.
Since 1992, Iran has emphasized a self-sufficient and indigenous military production industry, producing missiles, tanks and light submarines. The government frequently announces military advances which cannot independently verified.
The Islamic Republic already claims to have surface-to-surface missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) that can hit Israel and U.S. military bases in the region.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
If that happens, the shit will hit the fan. that means every Gulf country is vulnerable as well. Iran WANTS war don’t they? Fine. Let’s gather forces and do what mickey said in 79 “nuke ’em til they glow.” Well the cartoon said that, I’m sure that was not Disney’s position. Pakistan is next door? Are they the enemy as well? Yep, Iran is going to play games and they are going to lose big time.
Now that obummer has given in to their whines and signed the deal, all they have to do is attach a nuke to it, which I believe they already have, and send it to Israel or any of our allies. It will be beyond fixing then. As many terrorist that are now in our country, all it would take is the word and we are at war here on our ground/country. We best pray that the next leader is tough in all aspects of leadership and try to undo all this being “Mr nice guy” with no balls crap obummer has done. He should be tried for treason, anybody else would have been.