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Sunday, May 4, 2025
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Sunday, May 4, 2025
Iran unveils new ballistic missile with 1,200-km range
Iran unveils a new solid-fuel ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 kilometers (745 miles), state television reports, at a time of rising tensions with the West.
“The solid propellant Ghassem Basir ballistic missile has a range of at least 1,200 kilometers and is Iran’s latest defense achievement,” the broadcaster says.
Iranian state television broadcasts footage of the new missile during an interview with Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh.
“If we are attacked and war is waged against us, we will respond with force and will target their interests and their bases,” Nasirzadeh says.
“We hold no animosity towards neighboring states, but American bases are our targets,” he says.
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