February 3, 2019
Iran on Saturday unveiled a new cruise missile with range up to 1,350 kilometers (around 840 miles), according to Iran’s state television.
The missile, named Hoveizeh, was displayed in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Amir Hatami.
According to Hatami, the missile was produced with local capabilities.
The missile was successfully tested with Iranian officials saying it has ability to fly on a low height and hit its target accurately.
Iran has developed a large domestic arms industry in the face of international sanctions and embargoes that have barred it from importing many weapons. Last month, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying: “Iran’s home-grown defensive missile program is the Iranian nation’s natural right”.
A US-Iranian war of words has escalated since US President Donald Trump took Washington out of a world powers’ nuclear deal with Iran in May, and reimposed sanctions on its banking and energy sectors.
Iran has warned that if it cannot sell its oil due to US pressure, then no other regional country will be allowed to do so either, threatening to block the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf. The Guards’ naval arm lacks a strong conventional fleet. However, it has many speed boats and portable anti-ship missile launchers, and can lay mines.
Source: Middle East Monitor.
Link: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190203-iran-unveils-new-long-range-cruise-missile/.
Iran on Saturday unveiled a new cruise missile with range up to 1,350 kilometers (around 840 miles), according to Iran’s state television.
The missile, named Hoveizeh, was displayed in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Amir Hatami.
According to Hatami, the missile was produced with local capabilities.
The missile was successfully tested with Iranian officials saying it has ability to fly on a low height and hit its target accurately.
Iran has developed a large domestic arms industry in the face of international sanctions and embargoes that have barred it from importing many weapons. Last month, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying: “Iran’s home-grown defensive missile program is the Iranian nation’s natural right”.
A US-Iranian war of words has escalated since US President Donald Trump took Washington out of a world powers’ nuclear deal with Iran in May, and reimposed sanctions on its banking and energy sectors.
Iran has warned that if it cannot sell its oil due to US pressure, then no other regional country will be allowed to do so either, threatening to block the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf. The Guards’ naval arm lacks a strong conventional fleet. However, it has many speed boats and portable anti-ship missile launchers, and can lay mines.
Source: Middle East Monitor.
Link: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190203-iran-unveils-new-long-range-cruise-missile/.
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