4th generation Khorramshahr missile known as Khaibar
Iran International – Sept 20, 2025
Tehran conducted a successful test of an intercontinental missile late Thursday, an Iranian parliamentarian said, after videos shared online appeared to show trails of smoke from the launches arcing upward in the sky.
“Two nights ago, we tested one of the country’s most advanced missiles, which had not been tested so far, and it was successful,” Mohsen Zanganeh told state broadcaster IRIB.
“I want to say that even under these circumstances, we are conducting a security test of an intercontinental missile.”
مخاطبین ایراناینترنشنال از شهرهای مختلف با ارسال ویدیوهایی از مشاهده یک موشک در آسمان خبر دادند. کانال تلگرامی سپاه سایبری پاسداران از انجام یک آزمایش موشکی خبر داده است. pic.twitter.com/qcRw0EPTif
— ايران اينترنشنال (@IranIntl) September 18, 2025
Residents across Tehran and in nearby cities including Gorgan, Sari and Semnan reported seeing the missile’s trajectory in the night sky. Eyewitness videos posted on social media showed arcs of smoke and light, while a Revolutionary Guards-affiliated channel shared images of the launch without claiming direct responsibility.
A local official confirmed missile tests had taken place around the capital on Thursday evening.
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Less than a month after the end of June’s 12-day war with Israel, Iran conducted a suborbital test using a satellite launch vehicle in a move experts said showcased its defiance and determination to advance its strategic goals.
A 2019 report from the US Defense Intelligence Agency concluded that expertise in space launch vehicles “can be used as a test bed for developing an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missiles).”
While the Islamic Republic has gained multi-stage launch capabilities through its satellite projects, there is no evidence yet of a fully developed intercontinental ballistic missile, Shahin Modarres, an international relations scholar and security analyst, told Iran International.
“Now the knowledge is there, but until this moment there has been no test and no sign of a built intercontinental weapon,” he said.
“If such a missile had been developed, Israel would already be within range, but the danger would also extend to Europe, while questions remain over whether they have the guidance systems or technology to reach the United States.”
Western governments have repeatedly voiced concern over Iran’s satellite launches, warning that the same rocket technology can be used for intercontinental ballistic missiles. Tehran, however, says its space program is peaceful.
Push for atomic bomb
Hardline voices in Iran’s parliament are pushing for escalatory steps after the UN Security Council voted against lifting sanctions against Iran ahead of the so-called “snapback” of UN embargoes on September 28.
“Withdrawing from the NPT, adopting a policy of ambiguity and ultimately testing the atomic bomb is the only option that can spare Iran the fate of Iraq and Libya,” Ahmad Naderi, a member of the parliament’s presiding board said on Saturday.
“Experience has shown that countries without nuclear deterrence eventually become victims of invasion or regime change. The time has come to make hard but necessary decisions.”
“The only way to preserve Iran’s territorial integrity and national security is to acquire nuclear weapons,” said a member of the parliament’s presiding board
“Withdrawing from the NPT, adopting a policy of ambiguity and ultimately testing the atomic bomb is the only option that… pic.twitter.com/EhYeFiP5k2
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) September 20, 2025
Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons citing a fatwa by the Supreme Leader and insists that its missile program is defensive. Yet several high-ranking officials have in recent years talked about the necessity of developing an atomic bomb and the possibility of changing the “nuclear doctrine”.
More bull crap about the fakery in the nuclear “industry” n atom bombs to scare us, prepare us for further projects.
I still see we’re being presented with more fictitious ‘Iranian missiles’ that are never used against Israel by Iran for some odd reason
Look Dave, Iran has developed a new bottle rocket.
They already have the nuc material, but haven’t yet ‘shaped’ any of it for regular misssile delivery to target. How many more days are needed for that?
here in middle europa all nukes will meet :
US,russian, UK, french, israeli, iranians !
so better go to northafrica become a moslem .
ROTHSCHILDS ENGLISHMEN
Lord Victor Rothschild the mastermind of w w 2 and the man who used his puppet winston churchil
to bring the UK into the war, promised his apostles, the Philbys Blunts Burgess and Mclaines
that if they spied for him after the war, they would have untold wealth and high position,
those who fled to Russia found there was no riches in the Soviet bank accounts
and they had been lied to, Rothschild made sure none of them ever came back.
It beggars belief that so called cambridge intellectuals would fall for the communist nonsense
but they did, Cambridge was a centre for traitors.
A jew like Rothschild is not allowed by rabbinical law to spend money with christians,
the only one on record who got money was Churchill, and some said he was a secret Jew.
Its high time now Churchill was exposed for what he really was.
as big a traitor as Blair Thatcher and Starmer
Ex Man Utd footballer Eric Cantona calls on Israel to be kicked out of all football competitions
Story by Callum Vurley • 23h
Ex Manchester United footballer Eric Cantona has demanded that Israel be banned from international football, speaking at a London concert on Wednesday night.
+Ina massive show of support the public have started several petitions for this.
The French icon addressed the Together for Palestine event just one day after a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel had committed genocide, there is no doubt about it
Cantona told the audience that football represents more than sport – it’s about culture, politics and soft power.
He argued that Israel should lose the privilege of competing on the global stage .The former footballer’s passionate plea came as pressure mounts on FIFA and UEFA to take action against Israeli teams over the isreali terrorism and genocide
Not only do I say that nukes are fake, but that I have seen no evidence that ICBMs can travel the distance they claim with any degree of accuracy.
I have posted this AI conversation before where I sparred with ChatGPT WRT to government showing ICBM take off – for propaganda – but not showing landing at their destination because of “security reasons”.
https://chatgpt.com/share/68051afb-c514-800e-9f35-c445da154a9d
My working hypothesis is that given this kind of missile like the shorter ranger V2 for example need to trace parabolic paths. That is to say, the further distance the higher the altitude. I suspect the van Allan Belts might affect missile electronics. I have commented on this several times. No has taken this up, either for or against. So, I’m just putting it out there as a possibility.
(I thought about this while watching Bart Sibrel discussing the van Allan belts and the impossibility of astronauts travelling across these and remaining alive.)
I mean we know the USA has used cruise missiles with conventional heads. Why might they not have even attempted some conventionally headed missiles from inside North America? Curiously, the supposed ICBMs were “developed” before shorter range parabolic missiles.
Geopolitically this is another case of Iran playing the pantomime villain after it has recently helped Israel demolish some of its unwanted urban areas. The spectre of the external enemy that consolidates internal government was of course recognised by Orwell in “1984”.