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Iran: test fires and misfires

Did it work? If Iran's two episodes of test-firing medium- and long-range missiles over the Persian Gulf July 9 and 10 were meant as a provocation, then the United States has replied by sending its No. 3 diplomat from the State Department to meet with Iran's top arms negotiator in Geneva. The scheduled July 19 talks are the highest-level contact between the two nations since 1979. Undersecretary of State William Burns will attend to underscore the urgency of Iran halting its nuclear enrichment program and avoiding threatened retaliation from Israel.

Arabic-language television claimed the missiles were launched from an undisclosed location in the Iranian desert, with a range of about 1,250 miles—or capable of reaching Cairo, Athens, Istanbul, New Delhi, and Jerusalem. But subsequent reports showed Iran had doctored the missile photos and exaggerated their capability.

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