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2022-02-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran unveils new missile said to put Israel, US regional bases within range

Real or the usual Persian vapourware?

[IsraelTimes] Manufactured entirely domestically, solid fuel-powered ’Khaibar-Shekan’ reportedly able to reach 1,450 kilometers with great accuracy.

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...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites....
unveiled a new missile on Wednesday with a reported range that would allow it to reach both US bases in the region as well as targets inside its archfoe Israel.

State TV reported that the missile uses solid fuel and has a range of 1,450 kilometers (900 miles).

It is called the Khaibar-buster, a reference to a Jewish castle overrun by Moslem warriors in the early days of Islam.

The report said the missile has high accuracy, is manufactured completely domestically, and can defeat missile shield systems. The information has not been independently verified.

Israel’s closest point to Iran is some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away.

The report comes as negotiations continue in Vienna to revive Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Iran, which has long said it does not seek nuclear weapons, insists its missile program is only a deterrent.

Iran has missiles that can travel up to 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles).

Earlier in January Iran tested an engine for a solid-fuel rocket designed to launch satellites. Satellite carriers usually use liquid fuel but solid-fuel rockets can be adapted for mobile launchers that can be driven anywhere on a major road or rail system. Pure solid-fuel rockets are mostly associated with ballistic missiles systems.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-02-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top
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#1 Expensive way to deliver a warhead and, for America and Israel, easy to shoot down.

Posted by Hupavish Speaking for Boskone8393 2022-02-10 06:59|| 2022-02-10 06:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Khaibar was a jewish area captured by Mohammud and his allies in 628. Some jews were killed, others made into slaves, others expelled and their property confiscated.

Lots of Khaibar related songs and slogans in Gaza the past few decades.

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-02-10 09:45|| 2022-02-10 09:45|| Front Page Top