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| Iran test-fires advanced missile | Iran test-fires advanced missile |
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| Iran has successfully test fired a improved version of a medium-range missile, state television has said. | Iran has successfully test fired a improved version of a medium-range missile, state television has said. |
| The Sajjil-2 has a longer range than previously tested missiles which could travel 2,000 km, Iran's Arabic-language television station announced. | |
| That would put Israel and US bases in the Gulf within range. | That would put Israel and US bases in the Gulf within range. |
| Correspondents say it is not the first time this missile has been tested, but it is likely to provoke condemnation from the West as a provocative act. | Correspondents say it is not the first time this missile has been tested, but it is likely to provoke condemnation from the West as a provocative act. |