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Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP/Fatima Shbair)
August 4, 2026, 4:41 pm
US treasury secretary says deal with Iran to reopen Hormuz could be sealed by Wednesday
Emerging Iran-Oman agreement said to give Tehran unprecedented control over waterway; sources say US has used ‘virtually all’ its long-range precision missiles during war
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Screenshot from a video showing rockets fired from Gaza toward the Jerusalem area, December 28, 2024. (Reuters)
December 28, 2024, 8:33 pm
IDF intercepts rare 2 long-range rockets fired from Gaza at Jerusalem area
No injuries in attack, the second time this weekend that the capital was targeted, following an overnight missile from Yemen
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli Air Force fighter jets prepare to head out for strikes in Iran, early October 26, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 23, 2024, 5:19 am
Amid IDF rethink, some see air-launched missile doctrine moving to more solid ground
The air force has long promoted versatile missile systems fired from jets, but critics say new threats require a shift to ground-based arms that are faster and more cost-effective
By Tal Schneider
A missile test is seen from the ground in Israel, in a video posted to X on June 24, 2024. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 24, 2024, 3:57 pm
Israel carries out rocket engine test over Mediterranean
Trial launch of unspecified system appears to originate from Palmachim air base; authorities say exercise scheduled in advance, amid rising tensions on northern border
By Emanuel Fabian
A member of the military walks past an MBDA Storm Shadow/Scalp missile at the Farnborough Airshow, southwest of London, on July 17, 2018. (Ben STANSALL / AFP)
May 11, 2023, 5:06 pm
UK sending Ukraine long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to beat back Russians
London is first of Kyiv’s allies to overtly ship far-reaching weapons, giving Ukraine capability to strike way beyond front lines, including Russian-occupied Crimea
By AP
Illustrative: A missile launched from Palmachim air base in central Israel on July 4, 2018. (Defense Ministry)
August 27, 2018, 9:20 pm
Liberman says Israel developing missiles to hit anywhere in Mideast
Defense minister says new advanced system, costing ‘hundreds of millions of shekels,’ will allow ‘precise hits by remote launching’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Advanced rocket purchased by the Defense Ministry on August 27, 2018. (Israel Military Industries)
August 27, 2018, 3:15 pm
Defense Ministry inks deal with Israeli firm for new precision rockets
Surface-to-surface missile system more exact than artillery fire and ostensibly safer than aerial attacks, which can require planes to enter enemy territory
By Jacob Magid
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford speaks to reporters at the Westin Beijing Chaoyang Hotel in Beijing, August 17, 2017. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
August 17, 2017, 2:45 pm
US: War would be ‘horrific’ but N. Korea nukes ‘unimaginable’
Joint Chiefs head Dunford meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing to discuss regional tensions over Pyongyang’s long-range missile program
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Hyung-Jin Kim and KIM TONG-HYUNG
Screen capture of an Iranian missile launch, October 10, 2015 (YouTube: PressTV News Videos)
October 13, 2015, 5:40 am
US says missile test by Iran ‘likely’ violated UN resolution
Regime is banned from developing long-range ballistic weapons; official says Tehran not in breach of nuclear deal
By ToI Staff
Screen capture of an Iranian missile launch, October 10, 2015 (YouTube: PressTV News Videos)
October 11, 2015, 1:42 pm
Iran tests new long-range missile
Imad ballistic weapon said to have guidance system enabling control until it hits target
By AFP and AP
Illustrative: A screen capture from a video of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifting off from the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea in December 2012. (AP/KRT via AP Video)
September 15, 2015, 10:05 am
North Korea says it has restarted all nuclear bomb fuel plants
Announcement comes day after Pyongyang said it is ready to launch ‘satellites’ on long-range rockets
By AP
A military exhibition displays the Shahab-3 missile under a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, in 2008. (photo credit: AP/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
March 8, 2015, 4:55 pm
Iran brings Europe within range with new cruise missile
Move comes at pivotal time in nuclear talks; Israel has urged world powers to include missile program in negotiations
By Mitch Ginsburg and Avi Lewis
A satellite image shown on Israel's Channel 2 news, January 21, 2015, said to show a new long-range Iranian missile on a launch pad outside Tehran. (Channel 2 screenshot)
January 21, 2015, 9:21 pm
Israeli TV shows ‘Iranian missile’ that ‘can reach far beyond Europe’
Satellite images taken outside Tehran feature first look at long-range missile newly developed by Iran, TV report says
By ToI Staff
An Israeli Merkava tank pulls out of the Gaza Strip near the border with Israel, August 3, 2014 (photo credit: Flash90)
August 6, 2014, 5:52 pm
Public skeptical, but IDF confident it trounced Hamas
As many as half the casualties in Gaza were gunmen, Israel believes; Hamas will need years to rebuild its tunnel and rocket capabilities
By Elhanan Miller
From the WebJuly 11, 2013, 1:41 am
Saudi Arabia ‘targeting Iran and Israel with ballistic missiles’
The Telegraph: Satellite image analysis reveals long-range missile base at the heart of the Arabian Desert built within last 5 years
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