Iran tests missiles for hitting Israel, US bases, first space monkey in July

DEBKAfile Special Report June 28, 2011, 9:04 PM (GMT+02:00)

First Iranian ballistic silo unveiled

Tuesday, June 28, Day Two of the Great Prophet Mohammad War Games 6, Iran made a point of flexing muscle in the direction of the United States and Israel.
After simultaneously test-firing 14 2,000-range missiles at a single target, Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace division, emphasized:  "Iranian missiles can target US bases in Afghanistan and any part of Israeli territory."
He boasted America had made Iran's task easier: "Their military bases in the region are in a range of 130, 250 and maximum 700 kilometers in Afghanistan which we can hit with these missiles."
debkafile's military sources note that this was the first time Tehran had threatened US bases in Afghanistan.
Asked whether Iranian missiles were a threat to Europe, Hajizadeh said that while Iran had the technological capacity to build longer-range missiles, the 2,000-km range had been chosen precisely with Israel and US bases in mind, because "we do not feel a threat from any other country." The Iranian commander clearly aimed at calming European fears of attack, especially Britain, France, Germany and Italy. Read the rest on: DEBKAfile