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Iran tests Qader stealth cruise missile in Gulf
Jan 2, 2012, 8:18 GMT
Tehran - Iran tested the advanced Qader stealth cruise missile during navy manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf on Monday, state media reported.
This was the first successful test of the ground-to-ship missile, manoeuvre spokesman Admiral Mahmoud Moussavi told official news agency IRNA.
He added that the missiles Nassr and Noor would also be tested on the final day of the military exercises.
The Qader ('Capable') missile has a standard range of 200 kilometres and can be deployed against sea targets, fired from the land or from sea platforms.
Local media quoted Moussavi as saying that the Qader had been upgraded to function as a long-range missile, although they did not say what distance it could cover.
The test took place amid a dispute with the United States over earlier threats by Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil shipping route.
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