Iran: N. Korean Missile Obtained By Tehran, Says Leaked Cable

Iran: N. Korean Missile Obtained By Tehran, Says Leaked Cable

American intelligence assessments suggest that Iran has obtained 19 advanced missiles from North Korea that could hit Moscow and Western Europe, Bloomberg News reports.

The intelligence information is contained in a massive release of documents by WikiLeaks.

The North Korean BM-25 missiles, based on the Russian R-27, might give Iran the "building blocks" for producing long-range missiles, according to a cable dated Feb. 24, 2010.

The cable was given to the New York Times, but the paper declined to publish it at the Obama administration's request.

The cables, which WikiLeaks began posting Sunday, seem to indicate that Saudi Arabia and other Arab governments began pressing the U.S. in 2008 to attack Iran.

Washington denounced the leaks as potentially threatening ties with foreign governments.

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