Iran tests new missile
TEHRAN – Iran has successfully test-fired a new missile with enhanced guidance systems to hit ground targets, state media has reported.
Ahmad Vahidi, the country's defence minister, announced the launch on Friday, while footage of the event was screened on state television.
Vahidi, speaking during Friday prayers in Tehran, did not say when the launch took place or reveal the precise range of the missile.
But he said the device, named Qiyam-1, was of a "new class".
"The missile has new technical aspects and has a unique tactical capacity," he said.
"Since the surface-to-surface missile has no wings, it has a lot of tactical power, which also reduces the chances of it being intercepted."
Vahidi's announcement came a day ahead of the scheduled launch of Iran's first nuclear power station after a 40-year delay.
The Russian-built power plant, located in the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr, is due to be launched on Saturday, when engineers are to begin loading uranium-packed fuel rods into the reactor.
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