Overview
- State-run Press TV reported the Khorramshahr-4 has been placed in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps underground missile facility.
- The system is described as a medium-range ballistic missile with a declared range of about 2,000 kilometers and a warhead around 1,500 kilograms.
- Fars news agency claimed speeds up to Mach 16 outside the atmosphere and a 10–12 minute flight time to Israel, assertions not independently verified in the coverage.
- Iranian outlets said housing the missile in fortified sites supports a second-strike role and reflects a shift from defensive to offensive doctrine.
- Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, traveled to Muscat for Friday’s nuclear talks, as officials on both sides noted a dispute over including Tehran’s missile forces in the negotiations.