Iran: We Can Strike any Point in Israel with Our Rockets
Yadullah Cawani, the Political Bureau Chief of the Iran Revolution Guard, who spoke yesterday with the Iran Students New Agency said, "All the Zionist lands, including the nuclear bases and arsenals, are within range of our advanced rockets." Considering Iran’s capabilities added Cawani, someone would have to be stupid and furious to attack Iran. In response to news that "American and Israel war planes could strike Iran’s nuclear installations," Tehran announced the successful test of an advanced model of their medium range Sahab-3 rocket last week.
Experts say that Sahab-3 rockets are capable of hitting Israel, and American military bases in the gulf. Tehran denies Israeli and American accusations that Iran is constructing a nuclear weapon. Israel recently conducted tests on a missile defense system by shooting a Scud. The test was done in California, USA.
The Israel administration said that they would conduct a new test against Sahab-3 rockets in the near future. A high-ranking Israeli officer, who evaluated Tehran’s last statement, said, " Such statements made by Iran legitimize Israel’s development of a rocket defense system against missiles like the Arrow-2."
In 1981, Israel successfully attacked the Osirak Nuclear Reactor in Iraq. Yet, in the case of Iran, many diplomats and defense specialist said that an air attack on Iran’s nuclear program would be insubstantial since they are underground. That, coupled with Iran’s assured response, is a deterrent to Israeli military action in Iran. Iran has not admitted Israel’s right of existence since the 1979 revolution.
