Today (February 2), at a ceremony attended by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in the capital, the Tehran government introduced a new ballistic missile line that according to the country has a range of up to 1,700 km.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (third from right) attends a defense ministry exhibition in Tehran on February 2.
Photo: Iranian presidential office
State television broadcast images of a new ballistic missile called Etemad (or Faith in Persian) with a maximum range of 1,700 km. Accordingly, Etemad is the latest ballistic missile line manufactured by the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
Iran's missiles, including its latest designs, are within range of Israel, and Tehran twice fired missiles into neighboring territory last year during the escalation of the conflict in Gaza.
"The development of military capabilities and space technology is to ensure that no country dares to attack Iranian territory," AFP quoted President Pezeshkian as saying at the ceremony on February 2.
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The event was held on Iran's national space day and a few days before the 46th founding anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 10.
Earlier, on February 1, Iran test-fired anti-ship cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 km, meaning it was capable of bringing US naval ships in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman within striking range, according to Iranian state television.
"This is the Ghadr-380 L-type anti-ship missile, with a range of 1,000 km and anti-jamming/anti-wave jamming capabilities," said General Ali Reza Tangsiri, head of the naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The news report did not mention details about the warhead specifications (whether it was a nuclear warhead or not) or the time of the test.
However, the anti-ship missile can be launched from an underground base, and has been test-fired from central Iran towards the Sea of Oman.
According to General Tangsiri, the missile only requires one operator and can be prepared to fire in less than five minutes.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/iran-cong-bo-ten-lua-dan-dao-moi-nhat-185250202184140118.htm
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