Iran is creating supersonic cruise missiles capable of monitor satellites with floor radars, the pinnacle of the nation’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated on Saturday.
Gen. Hossein Salami stated the IRGC has the technical know-how to trace satellites with radars on the bottom and goal ships cruising 1000’s of miles away.
He stated that cruise missiles aren’t as fast as supersonic missiles as their flight path follows a low-altitude trajectory so the IRGC plans to develop supersonic cruise missiles.
The prime IRGC commander hit out on the U.S., accusing it of launching navy, strategic and financial conflict in opposition to Iran whereas asserting that Iranian forces have expanded their presence to the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
His remarks got here hours after the IRGC introduced they’ve developed a long-range cruise missile in a transfer that’s more likely to inflame tensions with the West.
IRGC Navy commander Amirali Hajizadeh advised state TV late on Friday {that a} cruise missile with a spread of 1,650 km has been added to the nation’s missile arsenal.
The state TV additionally broadcast a movie exhibiting the missile named “Paveh” hanging a mock goal.
“We are now capable of targeting American aircraft carriers at a 2,000-kilometer distance,” Hajizadeh famous, saying they didn’t intend to kill “poor (US) soldiers” at a navy base in Iraq in January 2020 in retaliation for the killing of prime Iranian navy normal Qassem Soleimani.
“God willing, we are looking to kill (Donald) Trump, (Mike) Pompeo, (General Kenneth) McKenzie and military commanders who issued the order (to kill Soleimani),” he advised the state TV.
Iranian officers have repeatedly vowed to avenge Soleimani’s killing in a U.S. airstrike, contributing to tensions.
The fast improvement of the nation’s missile arsenal lately has additionally fueled tensions between Tehran and Western international locations.
Earlier this month, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna known as for a stronger “international response” to Iran’s missile proliferation in a cellphone name along with her American counterpart Antony Blinken.
Iran maintains that its missile program is non-negotiable and a way of deterrence.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
