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Iran tests new ballistic missile

By DW
23 September 2017   |   12:40 pm
Iran's state TV has shown footage apparently showing a Khoramshahr medium-range ballistic missile being test fired. The report did not mention the time or location of the test. The missile is capable of reaching much of the Middle East, including Israel.

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