A Ghader missile is launched from the area near the Iranian port of Jask on the shore of the Oman Sea during an Iranian navy drill yesterday. Iran says it has tested advanced anti-ship missiles in the final day of a naval exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. State TV says “Ghader”, or “Capable”, a missile with a range of 200 kilometres, was among the weapons used yesterday. It says the weapon can destroy warships.

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