Iran fires missile that can hit Israel

TEHRAN  - Iran on Wednesday test-fired a missile it said is capable of reaching Israel, angering the United States amid growing fears that the standoff over the contested Iranian nuclear drive could lead to war.

The long-range missile has been test-fired in response to what Iran says are threats from Israel and the United States, Iranian officials said.

Iran says this test-firing was a success.

Iran says this test-firing was a success. The Shahab-3 was among a broadside of nine missiles fired off simultaneously from an undisclosed location in the Iranian desert during war games being staged by the Revolutionary Guards, state television showed.

“The aim of these war games is to show we are ready to defend the integrity of the Iranian nation,” state-run Arabic channel Al-Alam quoted Revolutionary Guards air force commander Gen Hossein Salami as saying.