Iran 'test-fires medium-range missile' in Gulf

Found on BBC News on Sunday, 01 January 2012
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Iranian naval commander Mahmoud Mousavi was quoted as saying the missile was equipped with the "latest technology" and "intelligent systems".

Tehran reacted angrily last week to reports that Western nations were planning to impose further sanctions targeting Iran's oil and financial sectors.

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Gulf - and its oil-producing states - to the Indian Ocean.

When Saddam occupied Kuweit, the US didn't hesitate long to launch a full war against him. Of course not to protect Kuweit, but to safe its oil fields. Now that Iran is threatening the oil flow, the consequences are getting obvious.