TEHRAN, IRAN: (FILES) -- File picture dated 22 September 2001 shows Iranian Shahab-3 missiles paraded during a military show on Army Day in west Tehran. Iran tested 11 August 2004 an upgraded version of its conventional medium-range Shahab-3 missile, two weeks after Israel tested its Arrow II anti-missile missile, the official IRNA news agency reported. The Shahab-3, whose name means "meteor" or "shooting star" in Farsi, is considered the mainstay of Iran's military technology and portrayed as purely defensive and dissuasive. In the July 28 test of Israel's Arrow II missile, the Jewish state made it clear the improved anti-missile system was aimed squarely at fending off any attack by Iran. Tehran fears Israel could strike its controversial nuclear program. The Iranian missile is thought to be capable of carrying a 1,000-kilogramme (one-tonne) warhead at least 1,300 kilometers (800 miles), well within range of Israel. AFP PHOTO/Atta KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
