Iran's new missiles

Since January, the US has been suspicious about Iran developing a long-range ballistic missile that could strike targets in Israel, Turkey and much of the Gulf. According to US sources, Iran's long-range missile program is advancing steadily. US spy satellites monitored engine tests for the ballistic missiles, picking up the heat generated by the rockets. The U.S. military official documented that Iran has been doing several Missile exercises in the past, but this time as the Revolutionary Guard Corps thrashed out about it publicly beforehand, this case got so much attention. On Sunday, Iran said it launched five new kinds of missiles that are made within the country for the improvement of coast-to-sea and sea-to-sea missile programs. The missiles are now in the last step of the military scheme so called “Great Prophet 5” in the Persian Gulf. Once all together fired, the missiles could thump at a micro spot at the same time. The program also included high-speed boats that could instigate a war anytime. Deputy Chief of the Revolutionary Guard, Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami told Iran people and Iranian media that all the experiments done so far were only for showing off the nation’s strength and for national determination for defense, independence and territorial veracity. Now the US is observing the trace of Iran’s missile development more and more and the chances are that Islamic republic will still be on tougher and tougher sanctions. Iran is also being isolated according to the US policy.
Read more at http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/25/iran.missile.test/index.html?npt=NP1

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