Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Friday that Israel’s rocket propulsion test conducted that morning was a nuclear missile test “aimed at Iran.” “Israel today tested a nuke-missile, aimed at Iran,” Zarif said on Twitter.
Early on Friday, the Defense Ministry conducted an experimental test of its rocket propulsion system from a military base located in the center of the country. Images shared on social media showed a projectile streaking through the sky. The launch was planned in advance and carried out as planned. According to Channel 13, Ben-Gurion International Airport diverted air traffic during the test to allow for the system to be fired safely.
There was no comment on whether or not the test was successful nor what system was tested but some speculated that it may be the surface-to-surface Jericho system, an intercontinental ballistic missile which according to foreign reports can support a nuclear payload.
According to those reports, Israel has had the Jericho in it’s arsenal for decades with the most recent Jericho-3 entering service in 2011. Israel is reported to be working on the Jericho-4
With a multi-layered aerial defense, which includes the Iron Dome, Arrow and David’s Sling, missile system tests such as these are not uncommon. Rocket propulsion systems are designed to launch large systems such as satellites, ballistic missiles and large ground to air missiles.
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