Iran says fires missiles to Indian Ocean for first time

Iran said on Saturday it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into that sea, according to state television.

“In the month of Bahman (Jan 21-Feb 19) two missiles with a range of 1,900 km (1,180 miles) were fired from Semnan province(in northern Iran) into the mouth of the Indian Ocean,” Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guards’ aerospace division, told a news conference some of which was shown on television.

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One comment on “Iran says fires missiles to Indian Ocean for first time

  1. Capt. Father Warren says:

    [i]Iran says it has home-made missiles with a range of 2,000 km, designed specifically to hit U.S. interests and Israel. But it denies it is seeking nuclear bombs and the means to deliver them[/i]

    Very difficult to see how this is going to have a peaceful ending given the rhetoric from Iran.