Iran fires ballistic missiles a day after earlier missile test

Mar 10, 2016, 00:27

Reports indicate Iran's Revolutionary Guard test fired several ballistic missiles on Monday.

The launches followed the test-firing of several missiles on Tuesday as part of a major military exercise that the IRGC says is meant to "show Iran's deterrent power and... ability to confront any threat".

Hajizadeh said sanctions would not stop Iran developing its ballistic missiles, which it regards as a cornerstone of its conventional deterrent.

The underground silos are seen as a complementary gear for IRGC's underground "missile cities", Tasnim News Agency reported Tuesday.

A senior Iranian commander has highlighted the country's capacity for producing missiles, saying the Islamic Republic does not have enough space for keeping its home-made missiles.

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Iran test-fired two ballistic missiles Wednesday, state media reported, just a day after other missile tests that Washington suggests were in violation of a United Nations resolution.

The IRGC's Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh told the ISNA agency "The reason we designed our missiles with a range of 2,000 kms is to be able to hit our enemy the Zionist regime [Editor's note: Israel] from a safe distance".

"This demonstrates once again why we need to address Iran's destabilizing activities across the region, while vigorously enforcing the nuclear deal", Clinton said in a statement.

The missile test underlined a rift in Iran between hardline factions opposed to normalising relations with the West, and Rouhani's relatively moderate government which is trying to attract foreign investment to Iran.

State television broadcast video of two missiles being fired from a site in the Alborz mountain range in northern Iran.

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In January, the US Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions against Iranian citizens and companies over the country's ballistic missile program.

U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Washington would review the incident and, if it is confirmed, raise it in the U.N. Security Council and seek an "appropriate response".

It is unknown if any of the missiles fired Tuesday were capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, which would violate a United Nations resolution.

He emphasized that sanctions and enemies' security pressure have failed to impact Iran's missile power, saying the Armed Forces and IRGC have grown into a unique power in the region.

In the wake of the nuclear deal, the USA has continued to take action against Iran's ballistic missile program.

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