Iran tests a missile

It is reported from Washington that Iran has fired a medium-range missile in a test. US defence officials say Tehran has not yet announced the test. The test comes at a time when tension is mounting between the two countries over what the USA claims is an Iranian nuclear weapons programme. Iran has refused to stop the programme, saying it is for peaceful purposes. Officials say the missile Iran tested has a range of more than a thousand kilometres, and this puts Israel, Afghanistan and US military installations in the region within its reach.