The armed forces of Iran have developed a new ballistic missile, the tests of which were broadcast on Thursday by the broadcasting corporation IRIB.
There is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which was named "Haj Qasem" in honor of General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by the US military in January.
In addition, a new cruise missile "Abu Mahdi" was demonstrated, named after the commander of the Iraqi Shiite formations "al-Hashd al-Shaabi" Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who died along with Soleimani.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called important news about the test of new missiles. "We must deter [the enemy] on land and at sea with missiles," he said.
Iran has been developing its own missile program since the 1990s. It has achieved some success in the development of ballistic missiles. At the same time, Tehran refuses to negotiate restrictions on its missile industry, arguing that its rivals in the region have also adopted missiles of a similar class.
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Based on materials from TASS