Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Authorities showed off the Khorramshahr-4 to journalists at an event in Tehran, with the missile on a truck-mounted launcher.
51% : TEHRAN, Iran (AP) --
50% : Tensions between the two nations are high, particularly as Iran enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.
50% : Iran made a point, however, to keep the truck that transports the missile covered up during the event.
46% : Iran unveiled on Thursday what it called the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider tensions with the West over its nuclear program.
41% : Iraq seized the city in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan at the start of the war, but Iran retook it over a year later.
38% : Tehran created its ballistic missile program after suffering through Iraqi Scud missile attacks in the conflict -- and as a hedge against its Western-armed neighbors as embargoes have kept it from accessing modern attack aircraft.
36% : Iran views Israel as its archenemy and arming anti-Israeli militant groups in the Palestinian territories and surrounding countries.
35% : Its missile program has been targeted for sabotage in the past - and Iran has previously used foreign-sourced vehicles to tow such massive missile systems.

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