Iran roundup...
1) Iran test-fires sub-launched stealth missile
2) U.S. presses Turkey to stop Iran's arms shipments to Hizbullah
3) Iran claims success in 5-week asymmetrical war games
4) Iran touts tests of new surface-to-air missiles
NICOSIA — Iran's military has unveiled another missile. The Iranian navy fired a submarine-based missile during a military exercise on Aug. 27. Officials said the missile struck a sea target in what they termed a successful test.''The army successfully test-fired a top speed long-range sub-to-surface missile off the Persian Gulf,'' Iranian Navy Adm. Sajjad Kouchaki said.
ranian television showed the missile, called Sagheb, being fired from a submarine. The missile struck a surface naval target about a kilometer away."There's nothing new in the fact that Iran nearly every day displays a new weapon," said Uzi Rubin, former founder of Israel's missile defense program. "This sounds like some of the announcements issued in [the previous military exercise in] April of wonderful weapons that in the end didn't have much to them."
It was the second missile unveiled by the military during the current exercise, called Operation Blow of Zolfaqar. The exercise entered its second stage on Aug. 26 in the Oman Sea.
Officials said Sagheb is a long-range missile that could not be seen by radar. They did not specify the range of the missile, but said it could also be fired from a surface vessel.
"It can be installed and launched by the Iran navy," Kouchaki said. "It is a long-range missile, with a very high speed and destructive power. It is also radar-evading."
The first stage of the exercise included army maneuvers as well as the launch of surface-to-surface missiles, one of which was identified as Saeqeh. Officials said 12 army divisions introduced a range of offensive and defensive tactics.
Officials said Blow of Zolfaqar also demonstrated new concepts in air power, included the testing of unidentified electronic systems for intelligence collection and communications jamming.
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