Correct Answer : Iran
Iran successfully test-launched a ballistic missile with a potential 2,000-km range on Thursday (25th May 2023), state media said, two days after the chief of Israel's armed forces raised the prospect of "action" against Tehran over its nuclear programme.
* Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programmes in the Middle East, says its weapons are capable of reaching the bases of arch-foes Israel and the United States in the region.
* Despite U.S. and European opposition, the Islamic Republic has said it will further develop its "defensive" missile programme.
* Iran's message : To enemies is that we will defend the country and its achievements. Our message to our friends is that we want to help regional stability, Iranian Defence Minister Mohammadreza Ashtiani said.
* State TV broadcast a few seconds of footage of what it said was the launch of an upgraded version of Iran's Khoramshahr 4 ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,243 miles) and able to carry a 1,500-kg (3,300-pound) warhead.
* The liquid-fuel missile had been named the "Kheibar", a reference to a Jewish castle overrun by Muslim warriors in the early days of Islam..
Source : Reuters
