Iran Says Officials Unveiled 2 New Missiles

Iran

August 20th, 9:34am

Asharq Al-Awsat

A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mahmood Hosseini/TIMA

Iran’s state TV said on Thursday that officials unveiled two new missiles amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States. The missiles are named after top Iranian Genernal Qassem Soleimani and former deputy commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed outside Baghdad’s international airport in a US strike in January. The "Qassem" surface-to-surface ballistic missile has a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) range, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. State TV said the "Mahdi" naval cruise missile has a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) range. Also on Thursday, Iran unveiled a fourth-generation light turbo-fan engine for its advanced drones, The Associated Press reported Iran also inaugurated the production line of its domestically produced “Owj” engine for the Iranian-made twin-seat Kowsar fighter jet.

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