Iran's Revolutionary Guards carry a missile test out during military manoeuvres at an undisclosed location, on 27 September 2009. New short-range missiles and launchers were reportedly tested. The Great Prophet IV manoeuvres were aimed at 'increasing the country's defensive capability in case of a long-lasting foreign invasion,' media reports said. The tests follow harsh Western reactions toward the establishment of a second uranium-enrichment plant 100 kilometres south of Tehran, and renewed suspicion that Iran was working on a secret nuclear programme. The main military concern of Western powers is Iran's Shahab-3 missiles, which reportedly have a range of 2,000 kilometres and therefore capable of targeting any part of Israeli territory. EPA/STRINGER
Iran's Revolutionary Guards carry a missile test out during military manoeuvres at an undisclosed location, on 27 September 2009. New short-range missiles and launchers were reportedly tested. The Great Prophet IV manoeuvres were aimed at 'increasing the country's defensive capability in case of a long-lasting foreign invasion,' media reports said. The tests follow harsh Western reactions toward the establishment of a second uranium-enrichment plant 100 kilometres south of Tehran, and renewed suspicion that Iran was working on a secret nuclear programme. The main military concern of Western powers is Iran's Shahab-3 missiles, which reportedly have a range of 2,000 kilometres and therefore capable of targeting any part of Israeli territory. EPA/STRINGER
Iran's Revolutionary Guards carry a missile test out during military manoeuvres at an undisclosed location, on 27 September 2009. New short-range missiles and launchers were reportedly tested. The Great Prophet IV manoeuvres were aimed at 'increasing the country's defensive capability in case of a long-lasting foreign invasion,' media reports said. The tests follow harsh Western reactions toward the establishment of a second uranium-enrichment plant 100 kilometres south of Tehran, and renewed suspicion that Iran was working on a secret nuclear programme. The main military concern of Western powers is Iran's Shahab-3 missiles, which reportedly have a range of 2,000 kilometres and therefore capable of targeting any part of Israeli territory. EPA/STRINGER
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