Iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 miles which it displayed at a military parade on Friday, state media reported on Saturday. The test-firing of the Khorramshahr missile, which Iran said could carry several warheads, is likely to raise concerns in Washington, Reuters reports.
State broadcaster IRIB carried footage of the missile test without giving its time and location, including video from an on-board camera which it said showed the detachment of the cone that carries multiple warheads.
“You are seeing images of the successful test of the Khorramshahr ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km, the latest missile of our country. This is the third Iranian missile with a range of 2,000 km,” state television said.
The Khorramshahr missile was first displayed at a military parade on Friday, where Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed that Iran would strengthen its missile capabilities without seeking any country’s permission.
At the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said Iran was building its missile capability and accused it of exporting violence to Yemen, Syria and other parts of the Middle East.
Trump also criticised the 2015 pact that the United States and other world powers struck with Iran under which Tehran agreed to restrict its nuclear programme in return for relief from economic sanctions.
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