Iran launches short-range missiles: report

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Iran's English-language Press TV is reporting that the country has successfully launched short-range missiles ... and tested a multi-missile launching system ... in a war game carried out by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps on Sunday.

In a military drill dubbed the "Great Prophet Four," Iran has tested a new system which launched a number of missiles, including the home-made Fateh and Tondar models.

The "Great Prophet Four" maneuver ... which is a sequel to the "Great Prophet Three" carried out last year by the IRGC naval and ground forces in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz ... started on Sunday, and is expected to continue for several days.

An IRGC Air Force brigadier general said the war game would be carried out to improve the Islamic Republic's defensive capabilities.

In this image released Sunday Sept. 27, 2009,  on Iranian state TV cannel IRIB, purporting to  show a successful test-fire launch of a short  range missile. Iran said it successfully  test-fired short-range surface-to-surface  missiles during drills Sunday by the elite  Revolutionary Guard, in a show of force just  days after the U.S. and its allies condemned  Tehran over a newly revealed underground nuclear facility that was being secretly constructed.  TV showed pictures of at least two missiles  being fired.(AP Photo/IRIB, via APTN)