Iran claims its latest 'Paveh” missile can hit US assets in the region and strike Israel too. Here's what we know about this weapon so far
Hajizadeh in his speech at state media underlined that Tehran did not intend to target “poor soldiers” in revenge for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps top general Qassem Soleimani’s assassination.killed Soleimani in 2020 in a drone strike in the airport of Iraq’s capital Baghdad.
Tehran has poured its investments into the military to develop high-end arms and firepower, particularly in its missile program amidst its crippling economy by sanctions imposed by the US. Separately, IRGC’s General Hossein Salami said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic is working on a supersonic cruise missile program that can track satellites with radars on the ground.
Iran’s arch-rival Israel has long warned of Tehran’s developing military capabilities in the Middle East including the Mediterranean and Red Sea that can be used to advance its nuclear program. United Nations permanent members and Germany inked a nuclear deal with Iran in 2015 that will limit Tehran’s uranium enrichment progress in return for relaxing some sanctions imposed by the US-led bloc.
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