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Iran Announces New Missile Production Line

Tehran(july 23, 2017): Iran announced  that it had started on a new missile production line, a move that comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Iranian state media announced the move days after the United States hit the country with new sanctions over its ballistic missile program, it reported.

The official said at a ceremony that the missile could target different types of aircraft such as fighter planes and helicopters, as well as cruise missiles.

Dehghan said that a recent $110 billion weapons deal struck between the Trump administration and Saudi Arabia was “done with the goal of threatening Iran.”

Iranian defense minister Hossein Dehghan said Saturday at a ceremony that the Sayyad 3 missile can reach an altitude of 16 miles and travel up to 74 miles.

Dehghan said at the ceremony  that the recent $110 billion military deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia, announced during Trump’s visit to Riyadh in May, was intended as a threat to Iran.

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