[familyop]

"Their immediate mission could be to verify the capability of missile equipments which N. Korea imported from China. Apparently, Iran wanted to collect information (on the equipments) in order to determine whether to purchase them from China."

So western Europe is in for a big surprise sooner than we thought. Iran already has BM-25s that can reach Rome, but the new hardware from China will reach any part of Europe.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #4

It would be interesting if Iran test-fires a missile which lands on the water off Marseilles, France.

I am sure that French Muslims would rejoice.

[Tommyjo]

Iran is not likely to launch a ballistic at Europe. It would be the end of the current regime in Iran. Simple logic under the NATO defence treaty. This would be all that the U.S. would need to defang the current regime in Iran.