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Iran fires missiles in war games

Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired missiles with the capability of carrying cluster warheads during military manoeuvres that started on Thursday and which will last 10 days, state television reported.

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TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired missiles with the capability of carrying cluster warheads during military manoeuvres that started on Thursday and which will last 10 days, state television reported.   
 
Iran said the manoeuvres, which will last till November 11 and will include drills in the Gulf and Sea of Oman, would be a show of defensive strength.   
 
“Shahab missiles were fired. Their range is up to 2,000 km and they can carry cluster warheads,” a reporter for state-owned Arabic-language Al-Alam television said from central Iran, near where he said the missiles were fired.   
 
There was no immediate confirmation from the Iranian authorities.   
 
Experts say Iran's Shahab-3 missiles have a maximum range of some 2,000 km, making them capable of hitting Israel as well as United States military bases in the Gulf. They say the Shahab-2 missile has a range of up to 700 km.
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