Iran ? Iran said it successfully test-fired a new generation of long range surface-to-surface missile on Wednesday – one that could easily strike Israel and as far away as southeastern Europe with greater precision than earlier models.

The Sajjil is a solid fuel high-speed missile with a range of about 1,200 miles, Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammed Najjar said on state television.

Solid-fuel missiles are more accurate than the liquid fuel missiles of similar range currently possessed by Iran. The country has had a solid-fuel missile with a shorter range – the Fateh, able to fly 120 miles – for several years.

The defense minister, quoted by Iran state television, said the two-stage missile with two solid-fuel engines has “an extraordinary high capability” but gave no further details. He did not say whether it was capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

With its range, the missile could easily strike Iran’s arch-foe Israel and go as far as southeastern Europe.