(Ha'aretz) - Amir Oren Iran last week successfully tested a Shihab-3 missile with a range that can now reach Israel from launching pads in western Iran. The launch was the most successful so far of the seven or eight tests of the missile over the last five years. The missile's range also includes Turkey, the Indian subcontinent, and American forces in the Gulf. Iran has plans for two longer-range missiles: a Shihab-4 with a 2,000-kilometer range, and a Shihab-5 with a 5,500-kilometer range. The new commander of Centcom, Gen. John Abizaid, testified last week to a Senate committee that "Iran casts a shadow on security and stability in the Gulf region. Iran's military is second only to the United States."
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