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Iranian missile can 'reach central Europe, parts of northern Europe'

According to recent analysis on the site Breaking Defense, Iran has "made great leaps in improving the accuracy of its ballistic missiles."

by  News Agencies and ILH Staff
Published on  06-30-2020 18:54
Last modified: 04-08-2021 08:05
Iran warns US it 'cannot expect to stay safe'AP

A Sayyad 2 missile is fired by the Talash air defense system during drills in an undisclosed location in Iran | Photo: AP

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A new analysis by the site Breaking Defense suggests Iran may be developing a new missile variant that is designed to strike Europe's heartland and is disguising it as a space launch vehicle.

According to the analysis of the Qased space launch vehicle, it appears to have "a strong relationship to the Shahab-3 ballistic missile" and based on the recent satellite launch carried out it may in fact be used for other purposes.

This means that if the missile were to be used for military uses rather than just for space launches, it could be fired as a ballistic missile and in this case "the Qased can reach central Europe and parts of northern Europe, depending on its payload mass."

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According to the site, the recent attack against the Al-Asad airbase in Saudi Arabia shows that it has "made great leaps in improving the accuracy of its ballistic missiles."

If the actual range of the missile is as analyzed, this would directly contradict Iran's public comments.

"So far, Iran says it officially limits the maximum range of its ballistic missiles to 2,000 km (1242 miles); sufficient to reach Israel and Saudi Arabia, the stated foes of the Iranian regime. The US government maintains that Iran's space launch vehicle development is a cover for building long-range ballistic missiles and this analysis does not contradict that assertion," the site reported.

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