OH, SO THAT IS WHY HE CALLED IN AN "AXIS" OF EVIL.

Iran has successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach Israel, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday...

It's not clear how effectively the Shahab-3 missile would be in delivering a chemical, biological or nuclear payload.

The missile is a modified version of North Korea's Nodong-1 surface-to-surface missile

These weapons in the hands of an Islamic theocracy is very, very scary.

Read it here.

Meanwhile, this story says Iran confirms it.

Oh, yeah, and the Russians are involved as well.

The Shabad-3 ballistic missile, first tested in 1998, has a range of 1,300 km (800 miles).

It is based on the North Korean Nodong-1 missile but has been improved with Russian technology.