Iran tests missiles "able to sink big warships"
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards test-fired missiles on Thursday that a commander said could sink "big warships" in the Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, the state broadcaster said.
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Iran test-fired 10 surface-to-surface short-range missiles on Sunday, a day after it launched a series of large-scale military exercises throughout the country, state-run television reported. The Saegheh missile had a range of between 50 and 150 miles, the report said. It did not specify whether the missile was capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, but it was not believed to be.
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Iran has developed a missile with a  range of 1,250 miles and is determined to make its armed forces  stronger still, a senior official was quoted as saying on  Tuesday.
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Iran said on Wednesday it had conducted tests on a more accurate version of the Shihab-3 missile, which is capable of reaching Israel.
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Iran says it is able to make large numbers of the Shahab-3 - a medium-range weapon which could travel beyond its borders.
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TEHRAN - Iran&#39;s former president Hashemi Rafsanjani said Tuesday that his country has created missiles that can now reach targets 2,000 kilometres away, a substantial increase from its previous range.
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In a military simulation, small speedboats like those used by Iran in an incident last weekend were able to inflict devastating damage on more powerful warships.
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Iran has been testing parts for machines  that could be used to develop nuclear weapons, despite a  promise to temporarily refrain from all such activities,  Western diplomats said on Thursday.
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25 September 2004 -- The Iranian defense minister announced today that the country has successfully test-fired a strategic, long-range missile and delivered the weapon to its armed forces.
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Iran is taking advantage of Russian military technology with new test launches of ballistic missiles believed capable of hitting Israel and US bases in the Persian Gulf.
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Iran might launch pre-emptive strikes to  protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defense  Minister Ali Shamkhani said in remarks broadcast on Friday.
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TEHERAN, Oct. 5. - Iran today said its missiles now have a range of 2,000 km, a substantial extension of their previously declared range.
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Iran said yesterday that its missiles now have a range of more than 1,200 miles, a substantial extension of their previously declared range.
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Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Tuesday that Iran was ready to test Shahab-3 missile again &quot;in the presence of observers&quot;, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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LONDON, Oct 6 (IranMania) - Iran declared Tuesday it had ballistic missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) and could produce ones with a greater range, an announcement likely to add to international concerns over its weapons capabilities.
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An Iranian website says Iran has drones capable of launching attacks on US warships in the Persian Gulf.
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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.