Iran Begins 5 Days of War Games

Wants to show off its air-defense capabilities

By Polly Davis Doig

Posted Nov 16, 2010 10:19 AM CST

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Iran Begins 5 Days of War Games — This photo released on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, by the Iranian Defense Ministry, claims to show the launch of the Fateh-110 short-range surface-to-surface missile. (AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry,Vahid Reza Alaei, HO)

It's a day ending in Y, so Iran is saber-rattling: Tehran today kicked off five days of war games, reports the Wall Street Journal. On the agenda: tests of long-range missiles, radar systems, and air defenses, as part of a general warning to any would-be attackers not to get any big ideas. The posturing comes just weeks ahead of planned multilateral talks about Iran's nuclear program.

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