Iran conducted multiple ballistic missile tests to demonstrate deterrent power, Tehran said on Tuesday.

Iran conducted multiple ballistic missile tests to demonstrate deterrent power, Tehran said on Tuesday.

The announcement by the official IRNA news agency said the tests showed the country's "all-out readiness to confront threats" against its territorial integrity.

It described them as a military drill in which "ballistic missiles were fired from silos" in different parts of the country.

The move comes after the United States imposed new sanctions over Iran's missile program in January almost immediately after separate sanctions related to Iran's nuclear program had been lifted under a landmark deal with world powers.

The latest tests, called "The Power of Velayat", a reference to the religious doctrine of the Islamic republic's leadership, were undertaken by the Revolutionary Guards and Aerospace Forces, IRNA reported.

Sepah News, the Guards' official media service, carried a statement confirming the missile tests, which come less than two weeks after parliamentary elections.