The rising tensions between Iran and United States has unfolded one another chapter with Tehran unveiling Monday a next generation short-range ballistic missile and vowing to boost its capabilities further.
The new missile is named Fateh Mobin. According to state-owned broadcaster IRIB the tests have been successful and the missile could strike targets on land as well as sea.
Defence Minister Amir Hatami said, “As promised to our dear people, we will not spare any effort to increase the missile capabilities of the country and we will certainly increase our missile power every day.”
No much detail was revealed but earlier versions of the same had a range of around 200 to 300 kilometres considering the facts from US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The US officials said Tehran test-fired a “Fateh-110 missile” last week during naval exercises in the Strait of Hormoz and is believed to carry a purpose of sending a message. In recent months, after renewed sanctions, Iran had threatened Washington having capacity of shutting down vital, oil-shipping waterway.
Hatami added the missile was made in Iran and nothing can stop it due to its high degree of flexibility.
He mentioned further, “Be sure that the greater the pressures and psychological warfare against the great nation of Iran, our will to enhance our defence power in all fields will increase.”
In 2015 Trump pulled out nuclear deal with the world powers including Iran.
