Iran commander killed in blast ‘was working on missiles’ his brother says

Iran commander killed in blast ‘was working on missiles’ his brother says

An Iranian general killed in a massive explosion at a munitions base outside the capital on November 12 was working on an intercontinental missile, his brother told a government-run newspaper.

General Hassan Tehrani Moqaddam died while working on a “project related to intercontinental ballistic missiles,” Mohammad Tehrani Moghaddam, himself a Revolutionary Guards commander, told Saturday’s Iran newspaper.

“He lost his life while doing a final test of the missile," Moghaddam was quoted as saying. "The project was in the final testing phase. It was related to an intercontinental ballistic missile ... It was a completely high-tech, confidential process."

The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s most powerful military force, is in charge of Iran’s missile program.


http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/11/19/178045.html