According to the officials, where could the rocket reach? [originaltext] This

This week, Iran test-fired a new missile. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the launch to a crowd in Semnan province, his birthplace and a base for missile launches. (26) Officials say the solid-fuel rocket could reach Israel, southeastern Europe and American bases in the Middle East. (27) American Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Iranian missile will be able to travel up to two thousand five hundred kilometers. But because of engine problems. he says, the range right now is probably closer to two thousand kilometers.