Iran test-fired another ballistic missile, the latest in a spate of tests following the implementation of the nuclear deal with world powers earlier this year, according to a report on Monday by the country’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
The test-firing of the missile was carried out two weeks ago, the agency quoted General Ali Abdollahi, deputy chief of the armed forces’ headquarters, as saying. Tasnim is close to the country’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, which is in charge of Iranian ballistic missiles programme.
The agency said the missile has a range of 2,000 kilometres, or 1,250 miles, enough to reach much of the Middle East. Iranian military commanders have described them as a strategic asset and a strong deterrent, capable of hitting US bases or Israel in the event of a strike on Iran.