Iran launches wide-range missile in Persian Gulf

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RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED December 31, 2011

The Iranian military test-launched a wide-range missile on Saturday, Fars news agency reported.

The Iranian Navy launched the live missile during exercises in the Persian Gulf in a zone of some 2,000 square kilometers in international waters between the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. Iran has been holding naval excersies in the area since December 24.

No specific information on the missile launch has so far been announced by Iranian authorities.

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