IRAN REPORTS SUCCESS IN TEST OF NEW MISSILE NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has reported the first successful test of its solid-fuel surface-to-surface missile. The test was that of the Fateh-110 surface-to-surface guided missile. The missile is said to be a solid-fuel rocket that is capable of high accuracy. "Fateh-110, a super-modern surface-to-surface missile, functions with combined solid-fuel, is able to cause great damage and finds targets with accuracy," state-owned Teheran radio said on Thursday. "The missile is classified among Iran's most efficient missiles." The Teheran-based Islamic Republic News Agency added that Fateh rocket was designed and developed by the Iranian army. The rocket was termed as "one of the most effective weapons" of the Iranian military. Neither the radio nor the agency provided details of the Fateh-110, including its range or when the test was conducted.

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