Iran's Defence Minister Amir Hatami speaks during the unveiling ceremony at an exhibition in Tehran, Iran, February 2, 2019. Tasnim News Agency
Reuters: Iran reveals missile, shows off underground factory
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s Revolutionary Guards inaugurated a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 km (621 miles), the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday, ignoring demands Western demands that Tehran halt its missile program.
Fars published pictures of an underground missile factory called “underground city”, saying the “Dezful” missile was a version of the Zolfaghar missile that has a 700 km range and a 450 kg (992 lb) warhead.
Iran says it has missiles with the range of up to 2,000 km, which puts Israel and U.S. military bases in the region within reach.
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1 comment:
oooohhhh... an underground factory. Better add a $trillion to the war budget and commence regime change right quick. In other news, Sec. Pompeo has top-secret intel that Hezbollah has set up a base on the dark side of the moon with the chicoms.
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