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| IRGC warns Iran will have ‘no option’ but to grow missile program if pressed by EU |
| 2019-02-04 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] Iran’s policy of limiting the capabilities of its missile forces will change if European powers and others continue to try to force the country to leave itself defenseless, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps second-in-command Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami has warned, PressTV reports. "If the Europeans and others want to pursue the missile disarmament of the Islamic Theocratic Republicof Iran based on a conspiracy, we will have no option but to resort to a strategic leap," Salami said. "Our defence strategy can change commensurate with the conditions and changes in the behaviour of the players," Salami added. According to the officer, Iran is maintaining a cap on the range and power of its missiles based on the country’s defensive strategy, even though technically, it does not face any limitations in terms of improving its arsenal. "All that hear me today, come to terms with the new reality of Iran’s missile might: there are no obstacles or technical limitations to us increasing [the missiles’] range," he said. In recent months, the US and several of its European allies, including La Belle France, have voiced concerns over Iran’s arsenal of rockets and missile testing activity, threatening sanctions against the country and claiming that the testing activity violates the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran said to put ‘guided warheads’ on missiles that can reach Israel [IsraelTimes] State media says the new Khoramshahr 2 is highly accurate and can carry two-ton payloads up to 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), which can hit Israel and US bases in the Gulf. It said that the new warheads had previously been mounted on the shorter range Emad, Qadr and Qiam missiles. |
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