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Iran will inaugurate several missile and arms projects next month to coincide with the 31st anniversary of its 1979 Islamic revolution,a Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday.
Guards commander Massoud Jazayeri did not say whether Iran would test-fire new missiles and gave no other details of the planned events. A missile launch would be likely to add to tension with Western powers worried by Irans nuclear ambitions.
Irans Defence Ministry will inaugurate several missiles and arms projects during the Fajr Dawn 10-day period,marking the victory of the 1979 Islamic revolution, he told a news conference.
New satellite projects would at the same time be unveiled by Irans aerospace organisation,he said.
Iran marks the revolutions anniversary from February 1-11,starting on the day in 1979 when the Islamic Republics founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran from exile in France.
In mid-December,Iran said it successfully test-fired a long-range,upgraded Sejil 2 missile. The West fears Irans nuclear programme is aimed at making bombs. Tehran denies the charge.
