Iran Missiles

Strikes on Iraq Reveal Iran’s Embrace of Missile Operations
At 1:20 AM local time on March 13, 2022, Iran launched between ten to twelve short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) from its territory against an alleged Israeli facility near the U.S....

The Real Impact of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Strike on Iraq
On Sunday, March 13, Iran launched nearly a dozen Fateh-110 ballistic missiles at targets in Erbil, northern Iraq, close to the United States Consulate compound. The attack injured at least...

Solid-Propellant Motor Test Proves Iran’s Continuing Missile Advancement
One might be forgiven for missing a statement this January by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGC-AF) commander Amir-Ali Hajizadeh heralding the successful test of a solid-propellant motor...

Did You Know: Iran’s Military Fields More Than 50,000 Missiles
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Iran in all deploys around 55,000 surface-to-surface missiles. Most of them are shorter-range models such as the Shahab-1 and Fatah-110. Iranian media have broadcast the first-ever footage of...

Could Iran’s Terrifying Sejjil Ballistic Missile Go Nuclear?
Here’s What You Need to Remember: It is possible that there are several versions of the Sejjil missile. One of Iran’s more capable missile designs is the Sejjil—and remarkably it is...

America’s Navy Is Large, But Iran’s Missile Forces are Larger
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The succession of Fateh strikes in the last nineteen months signal a new willingness by Tehran to use its ballistic missiles—both those on home soil...

Incoming! How Iran’s Qiam Missile Destroyed a U.S. Military Base
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Tehran employed its ballistic missiles for exactly the mission they were intended for—holding assets at U.S. airbases in the Middle East at risk. Though the...

Iran’s Cruise Missiles Could Spread Chaos Across the Middle East
Here’s What You Need to Know: Arms could be a future revenue stream for the country, and potentially an important one as its oil reserves certainly won’t last forever. This past...

How Iran’s Massive Missile Force Could Overwhelm Any Target
Here’s What You Need To Remember: Iran also claims to have developed a Mach 4 anti-radiation variant called the Hormuz-1 and Hormuz-2 which are designed to home-in on land- and sea-based...

Why Does Iran Want So Many Ballistic Missiles?
Here’s What You Need To Remember: Developing indigenous missile and anti-missile systems is a key component of Iran’s deterrence strategy. Unlike Iran’s nuclear program, the country’s arsenal of ballistic missiles has received...

Satellite Images: Iran Constructs New Ballistic Missile Launch Positions
The Iranian Khorgo underground ballistic missile site is believed to be nearly operational after satellite images revealed that new launch positions were built there. The images, which were taken by...