Iran defiant after Israeli missile test
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Israel tested a missile on Thursday, prompting Iran to vow retaliation if the Jewish state carried out recent veiled threats to launch strikes, possibly atomic, against Tehran's nuclear facilities.
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Iran said nuclear missiles are not a part of its defense policies and that such weapons &quot;could not be hidden in today&#39;s world&quot;, one day before it was to suspend nuclear enrichment activities as part of an agreement it reached with
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Israel's prime minister on Tuesday brushed aside suggestions that the threat from Iran's nuclear program has receded, saying he remains convinced that Tehran is "moving forward" with plans for an atomic weapon.
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Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a defiant tone as he spoke to giant crowds marking the 29th anniversary of the Islamic revolution Monday, vowing never to slow down nuclear development and announcing plans for more rocket launches in Iran's space program.
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Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani announced on Wednesday that Iran has successfully test-fired the latest prototype of Shahab-3 missile, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Iran added a "strategic missile" to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.
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TEHRAN - Iran said Wednesday it had test fired a more accurate version of its Shahab-3 missile, believed capable of hitting American bases in the Persian Gulf and Israel.
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Iran said Tuesday it can mass produce a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and reaching Israel and US forces in the Middle East.
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Iran responds defiantly to new US sanctions which target its Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and three banks.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused Iran Monday of doing everything it could to obtain nuclear weapons, further ratcheting up the pressure on its arch-foe.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he cannot rule out an attack against Iran, which much of the world believes is trying to develop a nuclear weapon.Comment
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Israel carried out a missile test on Thursday, the Defence Ministry said, raising speculation the launch was part of a program to develop longer-range weapons which could act as a deterrent against Iran.
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The Iranian government carried out a missile test yesterday, 24 hours before a make-or-break meeting with Britain, France and Germany on its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  accused arch-foe Iran Monday of doing everything it could to  obtain nuclear weapons.
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Israel on Sunday successfully conducted a new test of its Arrow anti-missile missile system, the country's main's bulwark against a possible attack by Iran's long-range weapons, Israel's defense minister said.
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Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday Iran's nuclear plans were not as advanced as Tehran claimed, and it was still possible to exert economic pressure to halt the program without resorting to violence.
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Iran added a &quot;strategic missile&quot; to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.