Iran fires missiles in war games - TV

TEHRAN, Nov 2 (Reuters) Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired missiles with the capability of carrying cluster warheads during military manoeuvres that started today and which will last ten days, state television reported.

Iran had said the manoeuvres, which will last until November 11 and will include drills in the Gulf and Sea of Oman, would be a show of ''defensive strength''.

''Shahab missiles were fired. Its range is up to 2,000 km and it can carry cluster warheads,'' a reporter for state-owned Arabic-language Al-Alam television told Reuters from central Iran, near where he said the missiles were fired.

There was no immediate confirmation from Iranian authorities.

Experts say Iran's Shahab-3 missiles have a maximum range of some 2,000 km, making them capable of hitting Israel as well as U.S.

military bases in the Gulf. They say the Shahab-2 missile has a range of up to 700 km.

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