Iran’s navy adds ‘fully smart’ cruise missiles with 1,000-km range to its armory
State TV quotes navy chief boasting of 2 new cruise missiles: Talaeieh can change targets during travel, while Nasir, with a range of 100 km, can be installed on warships

Iran’s navy on Sunday added domestically produced sophisticated cruise missiles to its arsenal, state TV reported.
The report said both Talaeieh and Nasir cruise missiles had arrived at a naval base near the Indian Ocean in the southern Iranian port of Konarak, some 1,400 kilometers (850 miles) southeast of the capital, Tehran.
Navy chief Adm. Shahram Irani said the Talaeieh has a range of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and called it “fully smart.” Irani said the cruise missile is capable of changing targets during travel.
He said the Nasir has a range of 100 kilometers (62 miles) and can be installed on warships.
From time to time Iran announces the test firing, production and commissioning of new military equipment that cannot be independently verified.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the past has said it has cruise missiles with ranges of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). It also has missiles that range up to 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), more than enough to reach Israel and US military bases in the region.
Iran, which has developed a long list of homegrown weaponry, including drones, naval vessels, aircraft and electronic systems, has sparked mounting concern around the world with its supply of suicide drones to Russia for use in Ukraine and fears it could send other weapons systems to Moscow.

Israel has long warned against Tehran’s missile program, saying it poses a threat to Israel, the region and Europe, not just for its conventional capabilities, but also because they could eventually be used to launch nuclear weapons should Iran acquire them.
In 2018, then-US president Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal, claiming it was too weak and didn’t address Iran’s missile development.
He also re-imposed crushing sanctions on Iran. Tehran has since started enriching uranium up to 60% purity — a short technical step from the 90% needed to make an atomic bomb.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.