Its reported a ballistic missile launched by Iran was North Korean in construction or design, according to the Pentagon. The Pentagon identified the missile as a locally produced version of the Musudan, a North Korean intermediate-range missile.
An anonymous U.S. government official told Reuters the missile was launched from a test site near Senman, east of the Iranian capital of Tehran.
According to Reuters, the missile traveled 630 miles before it exploded, either by accident or by design.