Because Iran is being mean to us.
Iran has sccessfully tested 2,000-km range surface missile, says defense minister Shahkhami in Tehran. Shehab-3 is powered by solid fuel. DEBKAfile adds: A Shehab-3 launching base recently built in central Iran to defend nuclear industry against attack. Its launchers are pointed towards US targets in Iraq, Israel and Gulf.
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