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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Media Highlights Arsenal Capable of Striking Israel

The Permanent Exhibition of Ballistic Missiles belonging to the Revolutionary Guard in Tehran, Iran (Fars News Agency)
The Permanent Exhibition of Ballistic Missiles belonging to the Revolutionary Guard in Tehran, Iran (Fars News Agency)
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Media Highlights Arsenal Capable of Striking Israel

The Permanent Exhibition of Ballistic Missiles belonging to the Revolutionary Guard in Tehran, Iran (Fars News Agency)
The Permanent Exhibition of Ballistic Missiles belonging to the Revolutionary Guard in Tehran, Iran (Fars News Agency)

As tensions rise between Iran and Israel following the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard leaders in Syria, a Tehran newspaper, “Hamshahri,” showcased nine Iranian ballistic missiles, claiming they could target Israel.

However, it’s unclear if they’re ready for deployment.

The newspaper’s report is part of a broader media push by the Revolutionary Guard, amid threats from Iranian officials of retaliating against Israel.

Hamshahri’s editorial team, now aligned with the hardline Revolutionary Guard, reflects a shift from its previous reformist stance.

Iranian authorities vow a response to Israel, though it’s uncertain if they’ll launch missiles from their territory.

Iran has previously attacked Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan with missiles and drones.

If Iran attacks Israel, it would be the first test of Israel’s defenses against Iran’s claimed “deterrent” ballistic missiles.

These missiles range from 1,400 km to 2,500 km. Some are in use, while others, like the supersonic “Fateh-2” showcased last November, are yet to be deployed.

It appears that the Fateh-2 missile is still in the production phase and hasn’t been tested yet. It might take years before it’s ready for mass production.

Iran hasn’t revealed the exact specifications of the Fateh-2 missile as of last November.

However, according to Hamshahri, it’s believed to have a range of up to 1,400 km.

In June, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard revealed the “Fateh-1” missile, reaching 1,400 km. It’s unclear if it’s been tested.

Hamshahri listed various missiles: Khormashahr 4 (2,000 km), Sejjil (2,500 km), Qasem Soleimani (1,400 km), Qadr (1,950 km), Emad (1,700 km), and Shahab 3 (2,000 km) fueled by liquid.

The Sejjil ballistic missile was first tested in 2008, reaching 2,000 km with a two-stage design and solid fuel.

Khormashahr and Qassem Soleimani missiles joined service last August. President Ebrahim Raisi ordered arming both units in the Guards and Army.

Iran unveiled the fourth-gen Khormashahr missile in 2016, tested in January 2017, drawing criticism for violating Resolution 2231.

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Taiwan President Will Visit Allies in South Pacific as Rival China Seeks Inroads

FILE -Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
FILE -Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
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Taiwan President Will Visit Allies in South Pacific as Rival China Seeks Inroads

FILE -Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
FILE -Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will visit the self-governing island’s allies in the South Pacific, where rival China has been seeking diplomatic inroads.
The Foreign Ministry announced Friday that Lai would travel from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau.
The trip comes against the background of Chinese loans, grants and security cooperation treaties with Pacific island nations that have aroused major concern in the US, New Zealand, Australia and others over Beijing's moves to assert military, political and economic control over the region.
Taiwan’s government has yet to confirm whether Lai will make a stop in Hawaii, although such visits are routine and unconfirmed Taiwanese media reports say he will stay for more than one day.
Under pressure from China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and threatens to annex it by force if needed, Taiwan has just 12 formal diplomatic allies. However, it retains strong contacts with dozens of other nations, including the US, its main source of diplomatic and military support.
China has sought to whittle away traditional alliances in the South Pacific, signing a security agreement with the Solomon Islands shortly after it broke ties with Taiwan and winning over Nauru just weeks after Lai's election in January. Since then, China has been pouring money into infrastructure projects in its South Pacific allies, as it has around the world, in exchange for political support.
China objects strongly to such US stopovers by Taiwan's leaders, as well as visits to the island by leading American politicians, terming them as violations of US commitments not to afford diplomatic status to Taiwan after Washington switched formal recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979.
With the number of its diplomatic partners declining under Chinese pressure, Taiwan has redoubled efforts to take part in international forums, even from the sidelines. It has also fought to retain what diplomatic status it holds, including refusing a demand from South Africa last month that it move its representative office in its former diplomatic ally out of the capital.