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Iran Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles as Part of Military Exercises
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=1392290:A6F02AD83191E160A197F16DA6BEA7099574F7DCC14957C0 Iranian television
says the military tested a surface-to-surface missile called the
Saegheh that has a range of 80 to 250 kilometers





Iranian military forces run from the down-draft of a helicopter,
during a training exercise in Zahedan, in the southeastern province of
Sistan va Baluchistan, Iran, on Saturday Aug. 19, 2006Iranian state
media say Iran's army has test-fired several short-range missiles as
part of a major military exercise that began Saturday.

Iranian television says the military tested a surface-to-surface
missile called the Saegheh (which means lightning in Farsi) that has a
range of 80 to 250 kilometers.  The television report says the missile
test took place Sunday in the Kashan desert.

Iran says the military drills will continue for several weeks in 14 of
the country's 30 provinces.

Iran's army commander, General Ataollah Salehi, said Saturday his
country must be ready for possible attacks by what he called Iran's
"crazy" enemy.  It was not clear whether he was referring to Israel,
the United States or both.

Salehi said Iran's enemies have gone "crazy" after seeing the military
capabilities of Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. Some information for
this report was provided by AP and Reuters.


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