Israel looks on with concern: Iran claims to have developed a hypersonic missile
Although there is still reason for skepticism regarding the new hypersonics claim, in recent years Western security officials have consistently underestimated Iran’s defense technology sector and capabilities…
The elite unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards published a surprising announcement on Thursday in which it claimed that it had developedA hypersonic missile “capable of penetrating all defense systems”.This is according to the commander of the space unit of the Revolutionary Guards that oversees the project
General Amirali Khajizada claimed in a statement quoted by the agencyThe Fars state news: “This supersonic ballistic missile was developed to deal with air defense shields”.
Hypersonic missiles can reach a speed of more than five times the speed of sound, and very few countries in the world have the ability to launch them.
Iran now claims for the first time that it is among them.
Israel, the US, and the West more broadly are sure to take this as a shocking and dangerous development if approved, given that years of criticism have already been spent on Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, amid ongoing threats to Israel in particular.
The only three countries in the world considered to have hypersonics include the United States, Russia and China.
North Korea also claimed last year that it had tested a hypersonic missile, although there was no verification of this.
Although there is still reason for skepticism regarding the new hypersonics claim, in recent years Western security officials have consistently underestimated Iran’s defense technology sector and capabilities…
In the past year, Iran has launched ballistic missiles towards neighboring Iraq, and against terrorist militia groups seeking to undermine the country, according to it.
Washington has also accused Iran of carrying out proxy attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, particularly outside Yemen.
“These attacks are a reminder that development The ballistic missiles and their distribution by Iran constitute a serious threat to regional and international security“, said the US government at the time
Rumors have recently spread that Iran is supplying ballistic missiles to Russia along with drones for use in Ukraine.
Tehran has strongly denied that it is giving missiles to Moscowbut only this month it admitted to supplying drones
As for this new claim that it has supersonic missiles, if Israel sees any validity in it, Israeli forces may see sufficient reason to launch pre-emptive strikes on the Islamic Republic’s missile production facilities.
However, Iran has long tried to hide aspects of its long-range missile program in deep underground bunkers.
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