Iran has test-fired its long-range Shahab-3 missile, the country's state TV has reported.

The launch comes one day after the elite Revolutionary Guards test-fired short and medium range missiles.

The Shahab-3 has a range of up to 2 000 km, potentially putting Israel and American bases in the Gulf within range, analysts say.

Iran is shortly due to hold key talks with major powers on its controversial nuclear programme, the BBC reported.

Those talks - with the five UN Security Council members plus Germany - were given added urgency last week after Iran disclosed it was building a second uranium enrichment plant, despite UN demands that it cease its enrichment activities.

"Iran successfully test-fires long-range Shahab 3 missile," Iran's Press TV said in a breaking news headline.

The Shahab-3 missile test is part of several days of military war game exercises known as Sacred Defence Week.

On Sunday, the medium-range Shahab 1 and 2 missiles with a range of 300 to 700km were tested.

The short-range Tondar-69 and Fateh-110 type, with a range of up to 170km, were also tested.

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