![]() Iran’s claims have not been independently verified but experts say they follow tangible progress in missile development. “To any such development, we have an even better response – whether it be on land, in the air, or in the maritime arena, including both defensive and offensive means.” “I hear our enemies boasting about weapons they are developing,” he said in comments published in Israeli media. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was quick to dismiss the potential threat posed to his country. Hypersonic missiles are those that can travel at a speed beyond Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. The IRGC says it can move within and above the earth’s atmosphere and has a range of 1,400 kilometers (870 miles). The hypersonic projectile has the ability to “penetrate all air defense missile systems and detonate them,” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRCG) Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said in comments published by the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The missile is called Fattah, apparently named after one of the 99 names of God in Islam meaning “victory giver.” It was unveiled this week as a historic achievement for the country’s military. It is an announcement of the latest missile in Iran’s fast expanding arsenal of weapons – one that Iran’s military says can travel up to 15 times the speed of sound. ![]() This one, posted across the Iranian capital this week, reads: “400 seconds to Tel Aviv” in Persian, Arabic and Hebrew. It’s not every day that you see billboards in Hebrew on the streets of Tehran. ![]()
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