{"id":269339,"date":"2023-05-30T06:16:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T06:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=269339"},"modified":"2023-05-31T12:09:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:09:29","slug":"irans-newly-unveiled-ballistic-missile-has-triggered-alarm-in-tel-aviv-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=269339","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s newly unveiled ballistic missile has triggered alarm in Tel Aviv: Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV \u2013 May 27, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The successful test launch\u00a0of Iran\u2019s indigenously built precision-guided ballistic missile Kheibar earlier this week has caused alarm in Tel Aviv, as it has the capability to evade the most advanced Israeli surveillance means.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Kavanagh, a journalist and political commentator, made these remarks in an interview with the Press TV website on Friday, a day after the\u00a0Kheibar missile, an upgraded version of the Khorramshahr-class missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometers, (1,250 miles), was test-launched.<\/p>\n

According to Iranian military officials, the missile unveiled on Thursday was one of the most advanced ballistic missiles ever designed by experts at the Aerospace Department of the Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n

Kavanagh said the 12-minute launch time of the missile means it is \u201cvery fast\u201d and \u201cgives little time\u201d for Israeli and American surveillance means, including satellites, \u201cwhich are constantly aimed at Iran to react in time to prevent a launch\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael is extremely worried about such missiles,\u201d he\u00a0noted, adding that the regime has been \u201cspoiled with impunity and does not want to lose it\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Last week’s successful test launch of the Kheibar has reportedly sparked concern in Israel. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

The American analyst said the Israeli regime and the United States \u201ccertainly do not want to wait for Iran to develop solid-fueled long-range missiles that can be instantly launched.\u201d<\/p>\n

The launch ceremony of the new-generation missile was attended among others by Iran\u2019s Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, who reaffirmed the commitment of armed forces\u00a0to \u201cdefend the country\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kavanagh said there is a worry that these missiles \u201ccan now reach Israeli territory\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey also, it is reported, have radar-evading capabilities, which make them more likely they will get through air defenses. We must also mention the very important element of accuracy,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n

The US-based commentator further said he has not seen specific information about the accuracy of Kheibar and other newly-developed Iranian missiles, but said there have been huge improvements.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Israel and its patron, the United States, it is unacceptable that Iran\u2014or any regional actor\u2014would have the ability to inflict serious damage on Israel,\u201d Kavanagh stressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael must have the capability to inflict any damage it wants on Iran\u2019s cities and facilities\u2014including with nuclear weapons. Iran must not have the ability to inflict any serious damage on Israel with conventional weapons and missiles. That is Israeli and US policy, and they are adamant about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran has established its reputation as a military heavyweight in the region, developing a wide range of ballistic and cruise missiles in recent years, much to the consternation of Israel and the US.<\/p>\n

Iran has, however, repeatedly maintained that its missile program is peaceful and defensive in nature.<\/p>\n

Kavanagh said Iran\u2019s weapons development and the demonstration of greater military capability and confidence has provoked fear in Tel Aviv, as they fear a \u201cfew accurate strikes\u201d on Israeli military installations will force the Israeli settlers to \u201creturn to the West Bank \u2013 of the Hudson\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the capability of these weapons\u2014not Iran\u2019s non-existent nuclear weapons\u2014that Israel and the US are worried about. That is why there will be no return to the JCPOA\u2014because it\u2019s really about the US insisting on limits to Iran\u2019s missile capabilities,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n

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The unveiling of Iran\u2019s latest ballistic missile, the Kheiber, has reportedly sparked alarm in Israel. As Zionists see their lead in advanced military technology gradually diminished by steady Iranian advances <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-269339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Iran","category-Israel_Anti-Semitism_Zionism_and_US-UK_allies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=269339"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":269363,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269339\/revisions\/269363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=269339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=269339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=269339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}