IRAN`S Revolutionary Guards launched war-games in central Iran today and said they would test two models of home-made missiles, state radio reported.
The war-games come at a time of rising tension between the West and Iran. Western capitals say Tehran`s nuclear program is aimed at producing nuclear weapons but Tehran adamantly denies this charge.
"In the four-day long missile war-games in Garmsar area, the Zelzal-1 and Fajr-5 missiles will be tested," state radio quoted a Guards spokesman saying.
Garmsar is a small city located 100km southeast of Tehran, adjacent to the unpopulated Garmsar desert.
The Guards have in the past demonstrated and test fired many Iranian-made missiles.
The report said Zelzal-1 had a range of more than 350km and Fajr-5 could hit targets more than 70km away but some military experts say the Zelzal-1 has a shorter range.
State radio said the Revolutionary Guards ground force units would start arming and firing the missiles today.
Iran has staged several war-games in the past year, including firing some of its long-range Shahab-3 missiles, which Iran says have a range of 2000km, putting Israel or US bases in the Gulf in range.
The war-games have been seen by military experts as muscle flexing, aimed at showing off Iran`s capabilities in the face of pressure from the United States.
The United States said it wants a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff, but refused to rule out military action if diplomacy fails.
