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Iran’s new Missiles

August 28 , 2020 1426 days 1145 0
  • Iran has inaugurated a following locally made surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.
    • Martyr Qassem Soleimani- range of 1,400 km
    • New cruise missile, called Martyr Abu Mahdi - range of over 1000 km.
  • The surface-to-surface ballistic missile is named after Iran’s most powerful military commander, General Qassem Soleimani.
  • The new cruise missile is named after Iraqi militia commander Mujahideen Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
  • Both were killed in an American drone airstrike at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq in January 2020.

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