Defying US Warnings, Iran Tests New Missile

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

(Photo: AP)

Iran said on 23 September that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that it was ready to ditch a landmark nuclear deal over the issue.

State television carried footage of the launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which was first displayed at a high-profile military parade on 22 September.

It also carried an in-flight video from the nose cone.

The broadcaster gave no date for the test, although officials said on 22 September that it would be tested “soon”.