Iran’s 2,000-km. missile test raises concerns
Iran’s decision to test-fire a new long-range missile has raised eyebrows around the middle East and in the west as it seeks to produce weapons that can carry out precision strikes and also evade radar while achieving high speeds during their flight to target.
one of the reasons Iran’s missiles are in the spotlight is the threat to Europe that these longer range missiles pose. Iran has supplied Russia with armed drones and its missile program is increasingly recognized as a growing threat outside the middle East.
the projectile used by Iran in their latest test is a 4th generation Khorramshahr-class missile called Kheibar. Iran’s officials have implied that this is a reference to the destruction of “fortresses” in the early Islamic period that were inhabited by jews, hinting at their overall intention to threaten Israel with these munitions.
the Khorramshahr class of missiles has been tested since 2017, and France and the us have both spoken out about the test firing. the us has called the development of these kinds of missiles a serious threat and says it opposes their further development.
un Resolution 2231 curtails these developments but Iran nevertheless continues to conduct these tests while seeking the technology to increase its missiles range.
Iran announced the Kheibar during state ceremonies marking the anniversary of a 1982 battle at Khorramshahr, which occurred as part of their brutal war with Iraq.
Iran’s defense minister was present at the ceremony, and
the head of the IRGc, Ismail Qaani, also spoke at an event at dezful, north of Khorramshahr, to commemorate the war with Iraq. Iranian media
and officials have discussed the history of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard corps (IRGc) during the Iraq war, indicating how the missile
test is wrapped up with Iran’s regime and the concept of its own history.
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