Iran says it has carried out successful short-range missile tests

Tehran claims to have carried out trials of short-range surface-to-surface missiles and says it will repeat process with longer-range weapons.

Press TV showed pictures of at least two missiles being fired simultaneously.

General Hossein Salami, said the missile tests and military drills were intended to demonstrate Tehran's resolve to defend its national values.

A long-range missile, the surface to surface Shahab-3 – believed to be capable of hitting Israel and US bases in the Gulf – will be tested tomorrow, state radio said.

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