'ALL OUR TARGETS ARE IN RANGE' Iran's missile tests spark fury.

Byline: GREIG BOX TURNBULL; JASON BEATTIE

IRAN ramped up international tension yesterday by testfiring long-range missiles capable of striking Israeli and US bases.

The Shahab-3 and Sajjil rockets were launched just days before worried world leaders meet in Geneva to discuss the rogue state's nuclear ambitions.

Iranian government officials insisted there was no link between the missile manoeuvres and the country's nuclear activities.

But Revolutionary Guard commander Gen Hossein Salami "All targets within the region, no matter where they are, will be within the range of these missiles."

He added: "For all those who might harbour dreams about undertaking military invasion against us, the message of this manoeuvre is firmness, destructiveness - real and endless resistance." The missiles are said to have a range of up to 1,250 miles - which would include parts of Europe.

TV footage showed them soaring into the sky in desertlike terrain, to shouts of "Allahu Akbar" - God is Greatest.

The tests brought immediate condemnation around the world after last week's disclosure that Iran is building a second uranium enrichment plant at Fordo near the holy city of Qom.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the missile testing was "part of an annual provocation" by Iran.

But he said it should not detract from Thursday's meeting between Iranian officials and representatives of six major powers, including America, China and Russia.

The UN has given President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad until then to come clean about how far Iran has gone towards developing nuclear weapons.

Failing that, Iran has been warned it will face international isolation and economic sanctions.

President Barack Obama said the discovery of the secret nuclear plant showed a "disturbing pattern" of evasion by Tehran.

And neither the US nor Israel have ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to resolve the nuclear stand-off.

Iran has threatened to respond to any attack by targeting US interests in the region and Israel, as well as closing the Strait of Hormuz - a vital route for world oil supplies.

Middle East expert Alex Vatanka said the missile tests were a deliberate show of strength.

He added: "It's to demonstrate some military muscle and say that the game is not yet over for Iran."

IRAN'S MISSILE ARSENAL

FATEH

Known as the Conqueror, range 100miles. Could be used on allied targets in Afghanistan

ZELZAL

Shorter-range missile, used on militant training camps in Iraq in early 2000s and believed to have been supplied to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Range approximately 250 miles

SHAHAB-1 & SHAHAB-2

Predecessors to Shahab-3, Iran has around 450 of these Scud-type missiles. First used in Iran's 1980s war with Iraq, they have a range of 300 miles

SHAHAB-1 & SAJJIL-2

Surface-to-surface missiles with a range of 1,200 miles. Run on solid fuel, which gives more accuracy than liquid fuel. Several can be fired quickly. After testing a Sajjil-2 in May, President Ahmadinejad said the missile had landed exactly on its target

SHAHAB-3

Based on North Korea's No Dong missiles. US claims range is 800 miles, Iran claims 1,500 miles. That would put both Israel and US bases in the Gulf in range. Experts say it could take less than 5 years to develop them to carry nuclear warheads

SAFIR

In February, President Ahmadinejad claimed Iran had used a Safir-2 to put its first satellite, Omid, into space. Experts say it is basically the same as the Shahab-3

CAPTION(S):

SECRET Fordo nuke plant. Left, launch of Shahab-3 yesterday DEADLINE Iranian leader Ahmadinejad