"Iran has successfully test-fired an improved version of a medium-range missile, state television has said. TV pictures showed the launch of the Sajjil-2 rocket, which experts say has the range to be able to hit Israel and US bases in the Gulf.
Correspondents say it is not the first time this missile has been tested, but the timing is likely to add to current tension over Iran's nuclear ambitions. The West says Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons, a charge Iran denies. The US said the test 'undermined Iran's claims of peaceful intentions'. 'Such actions will increase the seriousness and resolve of the international community to hold Iran accountable for its continued defiance of its international obligations on its nuclear programme,' a White House spokesman said. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the missile launch could boost the likelihood of further sanctions against Iran."
Correspondents say it is not the first time this missile has been tested, but the timing is likely to add to current tension over Iran's nuclear ambitions. The West says Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons, a charge Iran denies. The US said the test 'undermined Iran's claims of peaceful intentions'. 'Such actions will increase the seriousness and resolve of the international community to hold Iran accountable for its continued defiance of its international obligations on its nuclear programme,' a White House spokesman said. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the missile launch could boost the likelihood of further sanctions against Iran."
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