State of Play: Iran Test-Fires Missiles
Iran reportedly set off nine long- and medium-range test missiles today. Officials in the country’s capital city Tehran said the missile is able to hit targets 1,250 miles away from its firing position, a range that includes Israel.
The United States criticized the tests, accusing Iran of violating the recent United Nations Security Council resolution, which strengthened restrictions on Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and ballistic missile programs. The dispute comes as negotiations over the country’s nuclear program are intensifying. Seymour Hersh just reported in The New Yorker this week that the White House has stepped up clandestine operations in Iran. Meanwhile, British and U.S. warships are maneuvering in the Persian Gulf, reportedly within range of the missiles.
Iran said the tests were just that, tests, but media around the country pointed out the range of the missiles and seemed skeptical.
Iran Says It Test-Fired Missiles, Drawing Sharp U.S. Response (The New York Times)
Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Missile (The Washington Post)
Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf (Newsweek)
Iran test-fires long- and medium-range missiles (USA Today)
Iran Test-Fires Missiles Capable of Hitting Israeli, U.S. Bases (Fox News)
Iran tests missiles in Persian Gulf, Hormouz (Los Angeles Times)
Iran Says It Test-Fired Missiles (Wall Street Journal)
