 Iran successfully test-launched a ballistic missile with a potential 2,000 km range on May 25, state media said, two days after the chief of Israel's armed forces raised the prospect of action against Tehran over its nuclear program. Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programs in the Middle East, says its weapons are capable of reaching the bases of Archfos Israel and the United States in the region. State TV broadcast a few seconds of footage of what it said was the launch of an upgraded version of Iran's Karamshar for ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km and able to carry a 1,500 kg warhead. Despite U.S. and European opposition, the Islamic Republic has said it will further develop its defensive missile program. The state news agency Ernest said the liquid-fuel missile had been named the Kaibar, a reference to a Jewish castle overrun by Muslim warriors in the early days of Islam.