Iran Guards unveil missile said to put Israel in reach - France24

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday announced the development of a surface-to-surface missile whose stated range would put arch foe Israel within reach.

The Guards' Sepahnews website said the missile was named the Khaybarchekan after a victorious battle fought by the Prophet Mohammed in the seventh century.

Armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri described it as a strategic, "long-range" missile.

The Guards' Sepahnews website said the missile has a range of 1,450 kilometres (about 900 miles), runs on solid fuel and is capable of penetrating anti-missile systems.