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| The Iranian military has fired missiles capable of carrying cluster bombs during a military exercise in central Iran, Iranian TV reports. | |
| The Shahab-3 missiles were fired at the start of 10 days of air, land and sea manoeuvres, Al-Alam television said. | |
| The missiles have a 2,000km (1,240 mile) range, the report said, which makes them capable of hitting Israel and US military bases in the Gulf. | The missiles have a 2,000km (1,240 mile) range, the report said, which makes them capable of hitting Israel and US military bases in the Gulf. |
| There has been no confirmation from the Iranian authorities. | There has been no confirmation from the Iranian authorities. |
| On Wednesday, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said the exercises, named "Great Prophet", would take place in the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and several provinces of the country. | |
| One report said the missiles were fired from the desert near the clerical centre of Qom, 120km (75 miles) south of Tehran. | |
| Gen Safavi said the exercises would be a show of defensive capability. | |
| The military manoeuvres come as the UN Security Council is considering putting sanctions on Iran in response to its refusal to stop enriching uranium. | |
| Western countries fear Iran is trying to develop a nuclear bomb, but Iran maintains its nuclear programme is for entirely civilian purposes. |