The Shahab-3 missile, that brings Israel within range of the Islamic republic, and Iran's nuclear potential "is a threat not only to Israel but to the whole region and also to Europe," foreign ministry spokesman David Saranga told AFP.

Pictures on Iranian television showed Khamenei flanked by officers and other clerics, at least 1,000 troops in ceremonial dress, and three of the Shahab-3 rockets on what appeared to be mobile launchers.

SPACE.WIRE