Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it lifted the range limit on its ballistic missiles
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has lifted its self-imposed 2,000-kilometer (1,200-mile) limit on ballistic missile range, ABC News reported. Revolutionary Guard spokesman Gen. Hossein Mohebbi said the restriction had been lifted. His comments came days after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khomeini warned that any U.S. or Israeli threat would face a response without geographic limits.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it has lifted its self-proclaimed 2,000-kilometer (1,200-mile) limit on the range of its ballistic missiles, ABC News reported. The announcement suggests Iran may seek to develop missiles capable of reaching more distant targets, amid fears of renewed all-out war.
At a press conference in Tehran, Revolutionary Guard spokesman Gen. Hossein Mohebbi was asked about the limit. “That restriction has been lifted for us,” he said.
Several days earlier, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khomeini had said Iran would respond to threats from the United States or Israel without geographic boundaries.
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ABC News reports that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard lifted its self-imposed limit on ballistic-missile range, matching the proposed event. The story is AP wire copy rather than separate reporting.