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| Iran to fire missiles at replicas of foreign army bases | Iran to fire missiles at replicas of foreign army bases |
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| Iran's official news agency has reported that the Revolutionary Guards will begin three days of war games, including drills with surface-to-surface missiles, in Iran's central desert on Monday.. | Iran's official news agency has reported that the Revolutionary Guards will begin three days of war games, including drills with surface-to-surface missiles, in Iran's central desert on Monday.. |
| The IRNA agency quoted General Ami Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the Revolutionary Guards' airspace unit, who said missiles would target bases modelled on those of foreign armies. | The IRNA agency quoted General Ami Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the Revolutionary Guards' airspace unit, who said missiles would target bases modelled on those of foreign armies. |
| The announcement coincides with the start of a European Union oil embargo meant to pressure Iran over its nuclear programme. Iran denies western suspicions that it wants to build nuclear weapons. | The announcement coincides with the start of a European Union oil embargo meant to pressure Iran over its nuclear programme. Iran denies western suspicions that it wants to build nuclear weapons. |
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