Test-Fire: Iran Launches Upgraded ‘Hawk’ Missile Close to Nuclear Facility

Iran has successfully test-fired an upgraded surface-to-air missile authorities say is aimed at protecting the counry's most sensitive areas. The test was carried out near a nuclear facility in the central part of Iran. This video, from Russia's government-owned English-language television station, features an interview with Victor Mizin, a political analyst at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations.

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