Wednesday, February 07, 2007

DAR AL ISLAM - IRAN: SUCCESSFUL FIRING OF "TOR-M1 DEFENSE SYSTEM"

Iran test-fires Russian air defence missiles

TEHERAN - Iran on Wednesday successfully test-fired its new Russian-made surface-to-air missile defence system, whose delivery last month sparked fierce US criticism, an air force commander told local media.


‘We have successfully test-fired the new modern TOR-M1 defence system, within the framework of the Revolutionary Guards defence doctrine based on a military strategy of deterrence,’ Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami was quoted as telling the ISNA news agency.

‘The Iranian armed forces have added the new missile system to its defences to consolidate its defence capabilities,’ he said.


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