The announcement came days after 3,000 US sailors and marines arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships to deter Iran from attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The supersonic cruise missile opens a new chapter in Iran’s defense program, as a cruise missile flying at supersonic speed is extremely difficult to intercept. The new cruise missile is currently undergoing testing
– Written by the Iranian Tasnim News Agency.
According to Iran, which has the largest missile program in the Middle East, its missiles can reach the regional bases of its archenemies, Israel and the United States. However, according to Western military analysts, Tehran often deliberately presents its missile capabilities as more important than it actually is.
A cruise missile is not a missile in the classical sense, as it can change its trajectory even after launch, and that’s why Robotic aircraft maneuveringAlso called
Since 2019, Iran has regularly attacked ships in the Persian Gulf (also known as the Persian Gulf). Most recently, the US Navy reported last month that it had prevented Iran from seizing two commercial ships near the coast of Oman.
Cover photo: A poster of Iran’s first hypersonic ballistic missile in Tehran on June 8, 2023. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
