Iran vows ‘astonishing’ strikes and lifts missile-range limit as US targets land routes
Iran lifted its self-imposed ballistic missile-range limit and threatened to unleash new, homegrown weapons that would "astonish the entire world," within hours of the U.S.
Key points
- "This is why efforts to constrain both land and sea trade in and out of Iran are a one-two punch for the regime." The warnings come as Washington intensified pressure on Iran's regional trade routes, including its land crossings with Iraq, where Baghdad has….
- may now carry out "targeted strikes" against facilitators while putting "political pressure on bordering states, as well as market and sanctions pressure against institutions underwriting Iran’s illicit trade." "It speaks volumes, of course, that this effort is being stood up within CENTCOM headquarters," Taleblu told Fox News Digital.
- Mohebbi also claimed Iran was preparing to unveil new underground missile facilities, as Tehran seeks to shield its weapons production from future attacks.
Hossein Mohebbi confirmed that Iran was now abandoning its previous 2,000-kilometer, or roughly 1,240-mile, ballistic missile-range restriction, according to The Associated Press.
Iran's previous 2,000-kilometer limit already placed the entire Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, most of Egypt and parts of Greece and the Balkans within range.
Additional details
- Central Command established "Task Force Iron Gate", an initiative targeting the movement of advanced Iranian weapons systems, dual-use materials and illicit revenue across Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea.
- IRAN INSTALLS NEW WAR CHIEFS AS TEHRAN SIGNALS ‘PROLONGED CONFRONTATION,’ EXPERT WARNS "There are surprises that will be unveiled and deployed on the battlefield if a third wave of confrontation with the enemy erupts.
- "But with domestic missile production significantly constrained due to the 40-Day War, the regime will be reliant on imports to build back, and especially at scale and at a faster rate.
- In March, Iran unsuccessfully attempted to strike the joint U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, roughly 2,500 miles from the Islamic Republic.
- The installations, described by Iranian officials as "missile cities," are designed to allow the IRGC to continue manufacturing weapons during wartime, according to IRNA.
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