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Iran missile test

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a scorched launch pad at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Semnan province, Iran, on September 24, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
September 26, 2025, 12:13 pm
Iran likely carried out undeclared missile test last week, satellite photos indicate
Launch pad shows scorch marks characteristic of solid-fuel missile launch, after social media lit up with sightings of a projectile on Sept. 18; lawmaker says Iran tested ICBM
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: In this photo released January 16, 2021, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, missiles are launched in a drill in Iran. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews via AP)
May 30, 2023, 6:43 pm
Iran claims to test hypersonic missile that can breach all defense shields
Commander of Revolutionary Guard aerospace unit predicts that no technology for decades will be able to counter the new weapon
By ToI Staff
This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows a rocket preparing to be erected at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Space Center southeast of Semnan, Iran, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)
June 15, 2022, 3:20 am
US says Iran raising tensions as satellite images show prep for space rocket launch
Tehran does not confirm space mission that comes after five failed launches in a row; analysts believe Tehran to test new satellite rocket called Zuljanah
By Jon Gambrell
This photo released Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, by the Iranian Army, shows a missile being fired during a military drill at an undisclosed location in Iran. (Iranian Army via AP)
October 13, 2021, 8:08 pm
Amid Israeli threats, Iran touts successful test of anti-missile defense system
General says Tehran is ‘perfectly prepared to protect sensitive and vital installations’ across the country
By AFP
This satellite image provided by Planet Labs Inc. that has been annotated by experts at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies shows preparation at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's Semnan province on June 1, 2021 before what experts believe was the launch of a satellite-carrying rocket on June 12. (Planet Labs Inc., James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies via AP)
June 23, 2021, 11:12 am
Iran failed to launch satellite earlier this month, is trying again — experts
Iranian space program has long been accused of being a front for intercontinental ballistic missile development; civilian analysts say they see evidence another attempt is imminent
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: A missile is launched in a drill in Iran, January 15, 2021. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/ Sepahnews via AP)
February 14, 2021, 8:55 pm
Iran tests ‘smart’ missile with 300-kilometer range
Top military officer says weapon can work in any weather conditions; deputy army chief reveals joint naval exercise with Russia planned soon for Indian Ocean
By AP
The launch of Iran's newest satellite-carrier rocket, called 'Zuljanah,' at an undisclosed location, in Iran, on February 1, 2021. (Official Website of the Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
February 1, 2021, 9:17 pm
Iran state TV airs launch of new satellite-carrying rocket
Officials claim ‘Zuljanah’ rocket, named for the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, can reach height of 310 miles
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Iranian warship fires a missile, reported to be a Noor long-range anti-ship missile, in an exercise in the southern waters of Iran, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/IIPA, Ebrahim Norouzi)
June 18, 2020, 2:27 pm
Iran tests cruise missile, claims it can destroy targets 280 kilometers away
State media says test took place during naval exercise, the first Tehran has held since 19 soldiers were killed by friendly fire during drill in May
By AP
Foreign Minister Israel Katz arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on June 24, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
December 5, 2019, 10:44 am
Katz urges Western-Arab coalition to confront Iran over nuclear-capable missiles
After UK, France, and Germany warn UN chief about Iranian delivery systems, foreign minister says now is ‘decisive moment’; Gantz calls for increased sanctions on Tehran regime
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Image of the new Iranian Labeik guidance system upgrade system. (YouTube screen-grab)
October 7, 2019, 4:51 pm
Iran unveils kit to convert artillery rockets into guided missiles
New weapon system a sign of increasing Iranian ‘self-confidence’ in its design prowess, says Israeli missile defense pioneer
By ToI Staff
This satellite image from Planet Labs Inc., that has been annotated by experts at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies, shows a fire at a rocket launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran's Semnan province, August 29, 2019. (Planet Labs Inc, Middlebury Institute of International Studies via AP)
September 3, 2019, 10:32 pm
US slaps sanctions on Iran space agency over suspected missile work
Washington accuses Tehran’s space program of developing ballistic missiles under the cover of a civilian-led effort to launch satellites into orbit
By Matthew Lee
This image taken from the Twitter account of US President Donald J. Trump, @realDonaldTrump, shows an undated photo of the aftermath of an explosion at Iran's Imam Khomeini Space Center in the country's Semnan province. (Donald J. Trump Twitter account via AP)
August 30, 2019, 11:15 pm
Nothing to do with us: Trump wishes Iran ‘good luck’ after rocket launch failure
US president tweets out satellite photo seeming to show damaged rocket on launch pad, denies American involvement
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this undated photo released by Sepahnews, the website of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran. (Sepahnews via AP)
August 24, 2019, 11:32 am
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard boasts of test-firing new missile
IRGC chief hails test as ‘one of the successful days of the nation,’ but gives no details on the weapon itself
By Agencies
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, left, reviews an honor guard as he is accompanied by his Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami during a ceremony to unveil Iran-made Bavar-373 air-defense missile system, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
August 22, 2019, 11:50 am
Unveiling missile defense system, Iran’s president says talks with US ‘useless’
‘Now that our enemies do not accept logic, we cannot respond with logic,’ says Rouhani in Tehran speech, amid rising tensions with Washington
By Agencies
File: A Shahab-3 missile is displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard during a military parade Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 27, 2019, 4:46 pm
Iran says its missile tests are ‘entirely defensive, not against any country’
After US officials say Tehran fired Shahab-3 ballistic missile, sources in the Islamic Republic say weapons are meant ‘only to respond to aggression’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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