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Old 11-04-2006, 07:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Iran Missile Test is 'Message to U.S.'

Iran test-fired new missiles in the Persian Gulf Friday
http://online.wsj.com/

Israel alarm at missile tests
http://www.gulf-times.com
Iran test-fired dozens of missiles
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/02/D8L58JJ00.html



Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the Iranians were "trying to demonstrate that they are tough."

Iran expert Andrew Hess, a professor of diplomacy at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, Boston, said the missile tests were part of a campaign by Iran to assert its political power in the Gulf, where most of the world‘s oil is extracted.
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