Iran Tests Shahab 3 Missile

Iran tested at least one Shahab 3 ballistic missile today on the first day of a 10-day military exercise, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, May 24).

It was the first time the 2,000-kilometer-range missile has been launched during a larger exercise, according to AFP.  The launch was part of a group of missile tests, Iranian state television said.

“Dozens of Shahab 2 and 3, Zolfaghar 73, Scud B, Fath 110 and Zelzal [missiles] have been launched in the presence of [Revolutionary Guards chief] Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi and other high-ranking commanders,” the television report said.

The test closely followed U.S.-led naval maneuvers in the Persian Gulf this week as part of the Proliferation Security Initiative, an effort to intercept WMD cargo at sea (see GSN, Oct. 30; Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, Nov. 2).

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