Iran supplies Hezbollah with missles capable of reaching Israel: IRGC General

Rasa - Senior Revolutionary Guard official says Fateh-110 missiles, with a range of up to 350 kilometers, can strike Israel's nuclear reactor.

News ID: 1666

Date: 22 November 2014 - 22:39

RNA - Iran supplied Hezbollah with missiles capable of reaching the nuclear reactor in Dimona, Fars News Agency reported. The Fateh (Conqueror) model missile – carrying a 500 kilogram warhead and flying at up to 4,500 kph – has a range of 250 to 350 kilometers.

Ynet's defense expert Ron Ben-Yishai noted that the Iranian missiles are considered to be more accurate than previous models. The missiles made their way to Hezbollah through Tehran's ally, Syria.

"The new missiles will allow Hezbollah to hit anywhere in Israel," Revolutionary Guard Brigadier General Sayed Majid Mousavi told Fars. The report from the news agency emphasized that Tehran believed supplying weapons to Hamas and Hezbollah to confront "the bloodthirsty Zionist enemy" was a central component of its strategy.

Last week, another senior Revolutionary Guard official, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, revealed that the missile manufacturing plants used by the Syrian military were planned and constructed by Iran. He added that similar factories, and training services, were supplied to Hezbollah and Hamas.

The Fars report did not include any additional details.

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