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    Iranian Missile Tests and Russian Threats

    Iran today test-fired nine ballistic missiles, including a new version of the Shahab-3, which Iran says has the capacity to strike Tel Aviv. The tests were shown on government-run TV and a commander of the Revolutionary Guard said they were designed to "tell the world...that our finger is always on the trigger."

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Iran today test-fired nine ballistic missiles, including a new version of the Shahab-3, which Iran says has the capacity to strike Tel Aviv. The tests were shown on government-run TV and a commander of the Revolutionary Guard said they were designed to "tell the world...that our finger is always on the trigger." We get perspective from Iran, Israel, Russia and the US.

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    Saber Rattling from Tehran, Tel Aviv, Moscow and Washington
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      Warren Olney

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Tehran Correspondent, Financial Times

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      Commentator, Ha'aretz

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Saber Rattling from Tehran, Tel Aviv, Moscow and Washington
    1. 1:30Iranian Missile Tests and Russian ThreatsYou’re reading this
    2. 23:37The Candidates Stump on the Economy
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