Iran test fires a new surface-to-surface missile

Iran launched a new surface-to-surface missile called the Qiam 1 on Friday. According to Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi, the missile is better able to avoid anti-missile systems because it has no wings. State television showed images of the sand coloured Qiam (Rising) blasting into the air from a desert terrain, amid chants of "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest).The words "Ya Mahdi" were