An Iranian flag flutters next to a ground-to-ground Sajil missile before being launched at an undisclosed location. Iran has test fired a new generation of ground-to-ground missile, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted the defence minister as saying. (AFP/null)Military Experts Say 'New' Iranian Missile Is Just An Old One With A Different Name -- Times Online
Washington denounced the claim by Tehran today that it had test-fired a new surface-to-surface missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles), capable of reaching Israel and US bases in the Gulf.
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, Iran’s Defence Minister, said the new “Sejil missile” had “extremely high capabilities”. He was quoted as saying that “it will only land on the heads of those enemies who want to commit aggression and invade the Islamic Republic”.
Despite the claims of a new weapon system, Western experts said it was probably just another name given to the Shahab 3 missile which had been test-fired on previous occasions.
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A medium-range Shahab-3 missile is fired during a test at an undisclosed location in the Iranian desert on July 9. Iran has test fired a new generation of ground-to-ground missile, the semi-official Fars news agency has quoted the defence minister as saying. (AFP/SEPAH NEWS/File)US: Iran Missile Test Underscores Threat to Middle East, Europe -- Voice Of America
The United States says the reported test of a new Iranian ballistic missile underscores that country's threat to the Middle East and Europe, including Russia, which has opposed a planned U.S. regional missile defense system. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department that big-power diplomats are expected to discuss Iran's nuclear program and missile activity Thursday in Paris.
The Bush administration says the Iranian missile test violates U.N. resolutions and other international obligations,and will likely be added to the agenda of Thursday's meeting on Iran of the five permanent U.N. Security member countries and Germany, the P-Five-Plus-One.
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