TIL Desk/World/Tehran-Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has successfully tested a ballistic missile, Iran’s semi-official news agency reported today. The report quotes Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the Guard’s aerospace division, as saying the missile destroyed a target from a distance of 250 kilometers (155 miles). It said the sea-launched ballistic missile dubbed Hormuz 2 was tested last week.
The Hormuz 2 is capable of hitting floating targets with high accuracy within a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles), Fars said. It provided no additional details. Meanwhile, the semi-official news agency quoted Hajizadeh as saying the Revolutionary Guard had prepared a ballistic missile for civilian purposes but plans to launch it were canceled after a threat by the United States.
“We have prepared a ballistic missile for carrying a satellite for civilian purposes … But some people sent it to the warehouse after a threat by the Americans. This behavior is humiliating,” he said. Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on entities and individuals who support Iran’s ballistic missile program.
