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.
