{{An Iranian semi-official news agency reports the country has fielded a “massive” number of new long-range missile launchers.}}<\/p>\n
The Sunday report by Fars quotes Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi as saying the new weapons enable Iranian forces to “crush the enemy” with the mass simultaneous fire of long-range surface-to-surface missiles.<\/p>\n
The report did not specify the type of missile that would be fired, nor more details on the number of launchers deployed.<\/p>\n
Some of Iran’s surface-to-surface missiles are estimated to have ranges of over 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles), capable of hitting its arch-foe Israel and the U.S. bases in the region.<\/p>\n
Vahidi did not specify who was the “enemy” and said Iran would never start a war.
\nFrom time to time Iran announces military achievements that cannot be independently verified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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