Iran displays ballistic missile
IRAN: The Islamic Republic of Iran displayed its first homemade
ballistic missile in a military parade on Tuesday, local Fars news
agency reported.
According to the report, the ballistic missile of Sejil with the
far-reaching rage of 2,000 km. was publicized near the holy shrine of
late Imam Khomeini, near Tehran, in the parades of Iran’ s military
forces.
The show at the beginning of the country’s Week of Holy Defense marks
Iranian sacrifices during the eight years of Iraqi war on Iran in the
1980s.
The second generation of advanced surface-to-surface Sejil missile
was announced by Iran to be successfully launched in May. Reportedly,
the Sejil 2 missiles use solid fuel and perform in two stages.
TEHRAN, Xinhua
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