Iran on Monday said it has successfully test fired two of its newly upgraded Raad (Thunder) missiles during ongoing war games in the Gulf, state media reported, reported dpa.
A navy spokesman said that the improved version of the surface-to-air missile Raad can strike medium-range aerial targets and has already been installed on Iranian warships.
Fars news agency also reported that the improved version of the short-range cruise missile Nasr, which can be launched from both inland bases and offshore military vessels with the capability to destroy vessels of up to 3,000 tons, had been tested as well.
The Iranian navy on Friday started six days of war games within a large area of the Gulf, including the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for global oil exports in the Gulf, which Iranian generals have on several occasions threatened to block in case of a military conflict.
Iran has recently increased military exercises as international tensions grow over its nuclear programmes. Israeli officials said they have not ruled out military strikes to deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Iranian generals have warned several times that, in the event of an Israeli attack, the country would deploy its missiles, which, with a range of 2,000 kilometres, could strike Israel.