Tehran - A senior commander Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed Tuesday that his country was capable of producing missiles to reach even longer that those now she does make Israel and the United States bases in the Gulf are already in its scope.
The remarks by Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Commander aerospace Guard Force, came the Iran leads 10 days of war games, his last show of military force in a confrontation with the West over nuclear program controversial in the country.
Hajizadeh said guard already arsenal includes missiles with a range of about 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometres) - put Israel, U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf and the regions Southeast and East to the scope of the Iran.
The missiles, it said, were specifically designed for the Israeli and American targets. Missiles known to the Iran of this range are the Shahab-3 and the Sajjil. The Iran view Israel and the United States his enemies at the top of the page.
"There is no threat to any country we other than the United States and the Zionist regime", Hajizadeh was cited by the unofficial Fars news agency. "The range of our missiles was designed on the basis of the distance and the Zionist regime and the U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf region."
Hajizadeh said Iran "have the technology", but not to manufacture missiles with a range of more than 1,250 miles. He gave no details. "We have no intention to produce such missiles."
Western intelligence reports say that the Iran is seeking to acquire the capability to produce intercontinental missiles with a range up to 3,750 miles (6,000 kilometers), a Iran request denied.
Hajizadeh said some U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan databases are as close as 75 miles (120 km) from the borders of the Iran and can easily be hit by the Iran attack.
The powerful guard, which is responsible for the missile programme of the Iran, kick-off of the war games Monday by unveiling an underground of elevator intelligent missiles for the first time, stating that in the medium and long term missiles stored in them are ready to launch if the Iran is attacked.
The elevators are widely seen as an asset for the Iran in the case of an attack in the United States or Israel on its nuclear facilities.
The exercise Iran Tuesday also fired 14 missiles, including Shahab-1, Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 and Zelzal missiles.
The Iran remains locked in a confrontation with the West over its nuclear program, including the United States and its allies suspect aims to develop atomic weapons. The Iran rejects the charges and says that the program is only for peaceful purposes.
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