U.S. says Iran has missile that could hit Europe

thestar.com.my Jul 16, 2008

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Iran has the ability to launch a ballistic missile capable of hitting sections of eastern and southern Europe. Iran's Revolutionary Guards fire missile of Shahab 3 during a war game in a desert near the holy city of Qom, southeast of Tehran, November 2, 2006. The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Iran has the ability to launch a ballistic missile capable of hitting sections of eastern and southern Europe. (REUTERS/Fars News/Files) Air Force Lt. Gen. Trey Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency, told reporters he believes Iran now has a missile with a range of 2,000 km, but he declined to say whether the weapon has been test-fired. Iran said last week it conducted two missile tests involving a number of weapons including what Iranian state television called a "new"... [read full story]

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(anonymous) - Jul 10, 2008 2:40:10 PM

wait and see the limited damage

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(anonymous) - Jul 11, 2008 3:19:55 AM

What does Iran Want? I think more than anything to be able to defend their country. Iran wants the same things as Israel, security. Who can they trust? They remember 1979; Arabic nations who supported Iraq against Iran. The integrated financial, technical, and armaments that were provided by many Arab countries to support Arabic Iraq against non-Arab Iranians was responsible for death of about 500,000 Iranians ad injury of several millions. They remember our financial and technical support of Sadam Hossein to use chemical bombs against Iranians. If you were the President of Iran, what would you do for your country? Please read Persian Paradox [http://www.geocities.com/stmtraveler/PersianPardox.htm].

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(anonymous) - Jul 11, 2008 3:00:17 PM

I have no idea what Iran wants, but I tend to agree that Iran just wants safety for their people. What I do know is the image of Iran in the eyes of Europeans. Iran is a bad and rogue country, and deserves to be whipped. Please understand me well, this is how Iran is presented to the public in Europe (and probably elsewhere in the world). Iran should think about hiring a PR agency to improve its image.

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tom111 - Jul 13, 2008 11:48:55 AM

Iran is not doing good with israel it is against human rights.They should not fight leave peacefuuly. ___________________________ peter http://www.addictionrecovery.net/hawaii

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