Iran claims launch of rocket carrying satellites
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Iran signalled its ambition to join the elite group of nations in space yesterday by claiming to have reached orbit with a rocket capable of carrying satellites
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Iran on Saturday denied a report that it might launch a preemptive attack to prevent a possible raid on its nuclear sites by the United States or Israel, saying the report &quot;distorted&quot; its Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani.
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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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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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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.
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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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Iran said Saturday it successfully tested a "strategic missile" and delivered it to its armed forces, state-run radio reported.
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Iran's announcement that it launched a research rocket has called new attention to a space program that Tehran says is peaceful but which some fear aims to produce long-range ballistic missiles that could reach Europe or the United States
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Iran on Sunday test-fired a surface-to-surface short-range missile a day after its army launched large-scale military exercises throughout the country, state-run television reported.
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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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The U.S. military said on Thursday an Iranian-made rocket was believed to have been used in an attack that killed one person on the headquarters of the American military in Iraq this week.
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president, said the rocket had a range of 1,250 miles and added: &quot;Iran is determined to improve its military capabilities.
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TEHERAN - Iran added one more missile to its military arsenal and the defence minister said on Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.
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The U.S. military accused Iran on Sunday of smuggling surface-to-air missiles and other advanced weapons into Iraq for use against American troops
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Iran said on Tuesday it was now able to  manufacture large quantities of its medium-range Shahab-3  ballistic missile, which defense experts say is capable of  hitting Israel or U.S. bases in the Gulf.
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Iran on Sunday test-fired a sub-to-surface missile in the Persian Gulf during large-scale military exercises, state-run television reported.
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The test that appeared to move Iran closer toward its aim of putting its own satellites into space.