Iran Tests Ballistic Missiles for Second Day in Row [View all]
Source: Bloomberg
By Ladane Nasseri
March 9, 2016 — 3:04 AM EST
Updated on March 9, 2016 — 10:15 AM EST
Iran tested two ballistic missiles carrying markings calling for Israel’s destruction, hours after Washington said it would investigate whether an earlier launch violated United Nations Security Council resolutions.
The test on Wednesday and its bellicose message coincided with a trip by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Israel, where he assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Obama administration would take action against any Iranian violation of the nuclear accord with world powers signed in July.
“After the nuclear deal, enemies are targeting the security of Iran,” Brigadier-General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards’ aerospace division, was quoted Wednesday as saying in a Fars news agency report.
In a separate report by the Iranian Students News Agency, Hajizdeh said the missiles have a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) to strike Israel if necessary.
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