ALBAWABA - An Iranian military official announced on Saturday that his country will not be limiting the range of its ballistic missiles to 2,000 km, warning that if the war resumes, Tehran would use missiles with a further range that could reach parts of Europe.
Spokesperson of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Mohebb said in a statement on Nov. 7 that the army has lifted a self-imposed limit of 2,000 kilometers on the range of its ballistic missiles.
He added that Tehran is planning to develop missiles that are capable of reaching more distant targets amid concerns that the United States could launch a strike on Iran in the upcoming period and that Iran would respond by striking American targets in the Middle East and beyond if it launched missiles with a range over 2,000 km.
A post shared by Al Bawaba English (@albawaba_english)
Days ago, Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khomeini, warned that "any kind and level of threat" from the U.S. or Israel would be met with a harsh response "without geographic limits".
ABC News reported that, as far as is known, the Islamic Republic of Iran doesn't have missiles with a range that can go beyond the 2,000-kilometer limit, but American officials revealed that technology from Tehran's space program can be repurposed to build intercontinental ballistic missiles
It is worth noting that a ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km is capable of reaching parts of Greece and the Balkans, the entire Arabian Peninsula, the Levant and most of Egypt, and if a longer range is developed, it could target many European countries.
Sally Shakkour is the leader of the English news team. She is also a news and breaking news writer with over 7 years of experience in publishing content and digital journalism. Sally has a good knowledge of Google's SEO as well.
Sally also excels in writing original node stories and monitoring Al Bawaba's social media accounts with her insights and knowledge of current trends and popular issues...
Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive updates and enhanced content
