Iran reports success firing dozens of missiles at ‘enemy bases’ in military drill
Weapons destroy mock targets of ‘ultra-regional forces,’ official news agency claims
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps successfully fired dozens of short-, medium- and long-range rockets as part of a major drill aimed at simulating attacks on foreign targets, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported Tuesday.
The missiles reportedly targeted and destroyed mock bases of “ultra-regional forces” set up in a desert region in central Iran.
Tuesday is the second day of the three-day “The Great Prophet 7” exercise, during which the IRGC is practicing firing ballistic missiles simultaneously in different locations, according to IRNA.
On Sunday Revolutionary Guards general Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that the exercise should be seen as a message “that the Islamic Republic of Iran is resolute in standing up to… bullying, and will respond to any possible evil decisively and strongly.”
“If they take any action, they will hand us an excuse to wipe them off the face of the earth,” said Hajizadeh, evidently referring to Israel.
Hajizadeh also said Iran has produced an anti-radar missile called “Arm” that can hit any source of radar. He said the weapon could travel at several times the speed of sound, had an estimated range of 300 kilometers, and could “damage” missile shields in Turkey and Gulf countries.
Iran’s Shihab-3 missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) and can reach Israel and southern Europe.
The Times of Israel Community.