Iran now has missiles with a range of 2,000km (1,250 miles), former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani has said. Mr Rafsanjani's comments came in a speech to the Aerospace Research Institute in Tehran, and were reported by the Iranian news agency. Correspondents say this is a substantial addition to the previously announced range of Iranian missiles. It puts Israel and US bases in the Middle East in range, although Iran says it would only act in self-defence. Mr Rafsanjani said Iranian experts could now achieve "all subsequent stages" in the missile production process. In August, Iran was reported to have fired a new version of its Shahab-3 missile. The old version was known to have a range of 1,296km (about 800 miles). [snip]
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