Iran to unveil new missile despite progress on nuclear deal
The announcement came amid signals that Iran and the West were slowly bridging gaps to make their way toward restoring the 2015 nuclear deal.
The head of the aerospace unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brig. Gen. Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, said Tehran was planning to unveil a new “strategic missile” soon.
The hard-line general told Iran’s state TV that the missile was already available and being kept in the IRGC warehouses.
Hajizadeh did not specify the type of the projectile, which he said was an entirely home-made product.
In late December, the IRGC launched 16 ballistic missiles and five suicide drones in a large-scale exercise that targeted a mock-up model of Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility.
