This is a key stage in the development of intermediate- and intercontinental-range missiles. If Iran completes this development, the whole of Europe, as well as all of Russia, would be within its range.
此外，伊朗也有大规模导弹发展计划。伊朗官员宣布，其流星-3（Shahab-3）改进型导弹射程为2千米，土耳其、希腊、罗马尼亚和保加利亚等欧盟成员国均在射程之内。