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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-missile9-2009mar09,0,3328751.story
Iran Tests New Air-to-Surface Missile
[Los Angeles Times] Borzou Daragahi - Iran has test-fired a precision air-to-surface missile with a 70-mile range, a capability that could threaten ships in the Persian Gulf, Iran's semiofficial Fars New Agency reported Sunday. The missile was said to include an "automatic guidance capability" and a "special warhead" for destroying large ships. The U.S. Navy keeps dozens of warships off the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf to escort oil tankers and serve as a check against Iran's ambitions.