Iran fires 2 missiles marked with ‘Israel must be wiped out’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran test-fired two ballistic missiles Wednesday with the phrase “Israel must be wiped out” written in Hebrew on them, state media reported, a show of strength by the Islamic Republic as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Israel.
The new missile firings — the latest in a series of tests in recent days — appeared aimed at demonstrating Iran will push ahead with its ballistic program after scaling backing its nuclear program under the deal reached last year with the U.S. and other world powers.
Hard-liners in Iran’s military have fired rockets and missiles despite U.S. objections since the deal, and have shown underground missile bases on state television.