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Iran Says Khorramshahr-4 Missile Now Deployed in IRGC Underground ‘Missile Cities’

Tehran presents the deployment as leverage for Muscat talks over whether missiles belong on the agenda.

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.