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Iran confirms missile test in defiance of U.S.
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 11, 2018 / 4:37 AM / UPDATED 37 MINUTES AGO
Iran confirms missile test in defiance of U.S.
Babak Dehghanpisheh
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior Iranian military commander has confirmed that Tehran recently carried out a ballistic missile test, to the anger of the United States, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday.
The Revolutionary Guards official’s comment came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s assertion earlier this month that Iran had test-fired a missile capable of carrying multiple warheads and reaching the Middle East and Europe.
“We will continue our missile tests and this recent action was an important test,” Guards aerospace division head Amirali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news agency.
“The reaction of the Americans shows that this test was very important for them and that’s why they were shouting,” he added, without specifying what type of missile had been tested.
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Iran confirms missile test in defiance of U.S.
Babak Dehghanpisheh
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior Iranian military commander has confirmed that Tehran recently carried out a ballistic missile test, to the anger of the United States, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday.
The Revolutionary Guards official’s comment came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s assertion earlier this month that Iran had test-fired a missile capable of carrying multiple warheads and reaching the Middle East and Europe.
“We will continue our missile tests and this recent action was an important test,” Guards aerospace division head Amirali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news agency.
“The reaction of the Americans shows that this test was very important for them and that’s why they were shouting,” he added, without specifying what type of missile had been tested.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-security-missiles/iran-confirms-missile-test-in-defiance-of-u-s-idUSKBN1OA0U7
