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Thursday, July 07, 2011
Iran fires anti-ship missiles near key Gulf strait
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday launched several anti-ship missiles near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the country’s Arabic-language television channel Al-Alam reported.
The Guards fired two Khalij Fars (Persian Gulf) anti-ship missiles which Iran says are capable of Mach 3 speed and can hit targets at a distance of 300 kilometres (186 miles).
According to Al-Alam, the missiles, which carry a warhead of 650 kilograms, have been entirely designed and built by the Revolutionary Guards, who are in charge of Iran’s missile programme and ballistic arsenal.
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