Iran fields 'massive' number of missile launchers

tehran, iran ( ap ) — iran has fielded a huge variety of cutting edge long-range missile launchers, state tv reported sunday.

the new weapon elements delivered to firmly iranian military units would enable them to be able to crush the enemy in the mass simultaneous fire of long-range surface-to-surface missiles, defence minister gen. ahmad vahidi was quoted as saying.

tv showed footage of him inspecting 2 dozen launch trucks while not missiles at an outdoor website. the report didn't specify the sort of missile that could be fired, nor further details upon the variety of launchers deployed.

a number of irans surface-to-surface missiles are estimated to own ranges of over 2, 000 kilometers ( a regular, 200 miles ), very effective at hitting its arch-foe israel and also the u. s. bases within the region.

vahidi didn't specify who was the enemy and aforementioned iran would never begin a war.

iran considers each the us and israel as enemies. each haven't ruled out a military possibility against irans nuclear facilities, that the west suspects are aimed at weapons development. iran denies the charge.

from chance to time iran announces military achievements that can not be independently verified.

facing a western military embargo, iran is pursuing a program for military self-sufficiency, manufacturing weapons ranging from light submarines and jet fighters to firmly torpedoes and missiles.