This video frame grab taken from Iranian state broadcasters Al-Alam purports to show an Iranian Sajjil-2 surface-to-surface missile launching from a site in Semnan, 125 miles east of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday May 20, 2009. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Iran test-fired the new advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel, southeastern Europe and U.S. bases in the Middle East. (AP Photo/al-Alam via APTN)From Examiner:
The standoff between Israel and Iran became even more dangerous today, with Tehran's successful test of a medium-range, solid-fueled missile.
Iranian officials and state media announced the launch of the Sajjil-2 rocket, which was fired from the Semnan test range, located east of Tehran. Footage of the launch showed a two-stage missile, lifting off from a mobile launcher. Iranian radio quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the missile "landed precisely on its target." Ahmadinejad made the comments during a visit to the city of Semnan, near the test complex, and there was some speculation that the Iranian leader attended the test launch.
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