State television reported that the Sajjil-2 missile was successfully test-fired in an undisclosed desert location in Iran. Photograph: Fars News/Caren Firouz/ReutersUS Condemns Iran's 'Provocative Actions' As Regime Test-Fires Missile -- The Guardian
• Sajjil-2 said to be immune to anti-missile systems
• Pressure to impose further sanctions on Tehran grows
The US and its allies today branded as provocative Iran's test-firing of an upgraded version of its most advanced missile, one claimed to be capable of hitting parts of Europe.
The Iranian defence minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, said the Sajjil-2 missile, shown on television being launched from a desert location, would act as "a strong deterrent" against possible foreign attack. Israel has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iranian nuclear plants to prevent it acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
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More News On Iran's Missile Test
Iran Test Fires Long-Range Missile -- Wall Street Journal
Iran Says It Tested Upgraded Missile -- New York Times
Iran tests upgraded long-range missile -- CNN
Iran Test Fires Improved Long-Range Missile -- Voice of America
Iran tests upgraded missile, warns internal opposition -- L.A. Times
West censures Iran for upgraded missile test -- Press TV
Iran missile test follows sanctions talk from West -- Christian Science Monitor
Iran test fires upgraded Sajjil-2 missile -- Threat Matrix
FACTBOX: Iran's missiles and recent tests -- Reuters