{"id":214200,"date":"2020-09-28T11:05:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T11:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=214200"},"modified":"2020-10-01T05:48:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T05:48:12","slug":"iran-guards-unveil-new-naval-ballistic-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=214200","title":{"rendered":"Iran Guards Unveil New Naval Ballistic Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defense Post and AFP \u2013 Sept 28, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Iranian Zolfaghar missile launch targeting ISIL\/ISIS\/Daesh in Syria in 2018. The missile is thought to have a range of 700km. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a potential range of over 700 kilometers (430 miles), local media reported, following months of tensions with arch-enemy the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

The missile, dubbed \u201cZolfaghar Basir,\u201d is the naval variant of the surface-to-surface Zolfaghar ballistic missile, according to Tasnim<\/em> news agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Its range is more than twice that of the Islamic Republic\u2019s other naval missiles, including the \u201cHormuz-2\u201d, with a range of 300 kilometers, which Tehran said it successfully tested in March 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tasnim<\/em> did not specify whether or not the new missile has been tested yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Images published by Tasnim<\/em> showed the Zolfaghar Basir installed on a launcher truck during the inauguration of Tehran\u2019s National Aerospace Park on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Islamic Revolution Guards Corps unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a range of over 700 kilometershttps:\/\/t.co\/MbiHfHKAwC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rEw4GzzR7c<\/a><\/p>\n

— Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) September 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n