Russia: Iran’s Missiles Have No Distance
Iran has no long-range missiles, a Russian defense official, Tuesday (01/03/2012). Russian official’s comments were a reaction to Moscow’s first linked series of experiments performed in Tehran near the Strait of Hormuz is very important for the world’s oil supply routes.
“Iran does not have the technology to create a medium-range ballistic missiles or long-distance intercontinental,” said the Russian defense ministry spokesman, Vadim Koval, told the Interfax news agency. “And, the country will not get the missile in the near future,” he added.
Iran reportedly test three missiles in the Gulf waters near the site of an important route of oil distribution on Monday amid preparations Western countries to impose further economic sanctions against Tehran’s nuclear senjara related programs. Two of the three missiles that reportedly can reach targets up to a maximum as far as 200 kilometers, or that are generally categorized as short-range missiles, although Iranian media and spokesperson described the country’s navy, one of the missile as a missile “long distance”. One other type of missile, the missile antikapal Nasr, have a shorter range of 35 kilometers.
Russia has relatively close ties with Iran. Russia has built a Iran’s first nuclear power station in the city of Bushehr in the south of the country. Moscow has also sent nuclear fuel for the reactor.
Moscow has menyurakan Western concerns about Iran’s nuclear program, but not openly accuse Tehran is trying to make atomic weapons. Russia has always said that the standoff over its nuclear program that Iran should be resolved through diplomacy.
