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Iran Unveils New Ballistic Missile: 1,200 km Threat That Outsmarts Top US & Israeli Defenses
Iran Unveils New Ballistic Missile: 1,200 km Threat That Outsmarts Top US & Israeli Defenses
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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Qassem Basir is a solid-fuel ballistic missile with the ability to maneuver, and can evade top US and Israeli air and missile defense... 05.05.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Iran has launched a new ballistic missile, the Ghassem Basir, with a 745-mile (1,200 km) range, Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Sunday. What else is known about the new missile?
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Iran Unveils New Ballistic Missile: 1,200 km Threat That Outsmarts Top US & Israeli Defenses
08:48 05.05.2025 (Updated: 09:52 05.05.2025) TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Qassem Basir is a solid-fuel ballistic missile with the ability to maneuver, and can evade top US and Israeli air and missile defense systems including THAAD and Patriot, the Iranian Defense Minister said.
Iran has launched a new ballistic missile, the Ghassem Basir, with a 745-mile (1,200 km) range, Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Sunday.
"Finally, using the experience of Operation True Promise 1 and Operation True Promise 2, we have recently successfully tested a new ballistic missile. This missile finds a specific target among many and hits it without even a meter of deviation and without using the GPS navigation system," Nasirzadeh was quoted as saying by the IRIB news agency.
What else is known about the new missile?
Iran successfully test-fired the Qassem Basir missile on April 17; test footage aired on state TV Sunday;
Nasirzadeh said the missile's development used lessons from Iran’s 2024 "True Promise" strikes on Israel;
Iran will not hesitate to target US bases in the region if attacked by Washington, he warned.
