Iran rolls out new underground missile depot for nuclear-capable Emads

Iran rolls out new underground missile depot for nuclear-capable Emads

Special to WorldTribune.com Iran on Jan. 5 announced a new underground missile depot in which nuclear-capable Emad missiles are stored. In video footage on state television, speaker of Iranian parliament Ali Larijani inaugurates the depot that is run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). It is the second such facility revealed in recent months. […]

U.S. confirms Iran missile test won’t affect nuclear deal, but refers ‘violation’ to UN

U.S. confirms Iran missile test won’t affect nuclear deal, but refers ‘violation’ to UN

Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration said Iran’s recent test of a new precision-guided ballistic missile violated United Nations sanctions, but will have no affect on implementing Teheran’s nuclear accord with world powers. The United States, Britain, France and Germany on Oct. 21 appealed to the United Nations Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee to take […]

Pushing the envelope: Iran test-fires new intermediate-range missile

Pushing the envelope: Iran test-fires new intermediate-range missile

Special to WorldTribune.com Iran on Oct. 11 test-fired its first intermediate-range missile, designed for precision guidance, officials said. The launch was carried out after some Iranian officials had expressed concern that the nuclear accord with world powers could place limits on its missile program. The Emad “is Iran’s first long-range missile that can be guided […]