Iran Says It Fired 16 Ballistic Missiles During Annual Drill

Iran Says It Fired 16 Ballistic Missiles During Annual Drill
Photo of a missile launch during Iran's annual military drill. AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired more than a dozen surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday.

The report said the Guard fired 16 missiles during an ongoing major military exercise across the country’s south. It said the name of missiles were Emad, Ghadr, Sejjil, Zalzal, Dezful, and Zolfaghar and that their range is from 220 to 1,250 miles. The short-range and medium-range missiles, Iran has said, can reach U.S. bases in the region as well as archenemy Israel.