Iran fires two Qadr H missiles marked with 'Israel must be wiped out'. (Yahoo).
Iran reportedly test-fired two
ballistic missiles Wednesday with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out"
written in Hebrew on them, a show of force by the Islamic Republic as
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Israel.
Such phrases
have been emblazoned on Iranian missiles before, but this test comes
shortly after the implementation of a nuclear deal with world powers,
including the U.S., and follows similar drills in recent days.
Hard-liners
in Iran's military have fired rockets and missiles despite U.S.
objections since the deal, as well as shown underground missile bases on
state television.
There was
no immediate reaction from Jerusalem, where Biden was meeting with
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who strongly opposed the
nuclear deal.
Biden, speaking
next to Netanyahu, did not acknowledge the missile launch directly but
he issued a strong warning to the Iranians.
"A nuclear-armed Iran is an absolutely unacceptable threat to Israel, to the region and the United States. And I want to reiterate which I know people still doubt here. If in fact they break the deal, we will act," he said.
The semiofficial Fars news agency offered pictures Wednesday it said
were of the Qadr H missiles being fired. It said they were fired in
Iran's eastern Alborz mountain range to hit a target some 1,400
kilometers (870 miles) away off Iran's coast into the Sea of Oman. The
U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, which patrols that region, declined to comment on
the test.
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