Indian Media Massively Cover Iran’s Preliminary Phase Of Missile Drill

New Delhi, July 4, IRNA – India’s leading electronic and print media massively covered the preliminary phase of the missile drill dubbed as 'The Great Prophet 7' started early Monday morning. “Iran on Monday said it was readying ballistic missile war games simulating a counter-attack against US or Israeli targets in the region in the event of air strikes on its nuclear facilities, wrote DD Newswebsite. It wrote that the three-day drill in Iran's central desert region was starting days after the European Union and the United States imposed severe new sanctions, and on the eve of another round of negotiations with world powers seeking to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions. 'All units and missile bases have commenced their preparation and movement to the designated areas,' the Revolutionary Guards, Iran's powerful elite military force conducting the exercise. The 'tens of different missiles' to be used included the Shahab-3, a ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers capable of hitting Israel, DDNews srote quoting a statement published by the official news agency. Another leading news website “Zeenews wrote: “Despite tremendous international pressure, Iran on Monday successfully test fired dozens of short, medium and long-range missiles. “The exercise, termed Great Prophet 7, should be seen as a message 'that the Islamic Republic of Iran is resolute in standing up to... bullying, and will respond to any possible evil decisively and strongly.' “Any attack on Iran by Israel would be answered resolutely. If they take any action, they will hand us an excuse to wipe them off the face of the earth,' zeenews wrote quoting Hajizadeh, head of the Guards' airborne division, was quoted as saying. Meanwhile, a leading English daily “The Statesman” wrote that Iran today said it was readying ballistic missile war games simulating a counter-attack against US or Israeli targets in the region in the event of air strikes on its nuclear facilities. Another leading English daily “Asian Age” wrote: “Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards test fired several ballistic missiles on Tuesday, including a long-range variety capable of hitting U.S. bases in the region as well as Israel. Iran has tested a variety of missiles in previous war games, including a Shahab-3 variant with a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles), it wrote./end