<p>With the United States getting involved in the West Asia crisis by targeting Iran's base, questions arose as to what remained of Tehran's nuclear programme and how its weakened military might respond. </p><p>But laying rest to all the speculations, Iran was quick to respond to the strikes and launched the Khorramshahr-4 missile, which can carry multiple warheads. </p><p>Also known as the Kheibar missile, it is the country’s biggest rocket, with a range of 2,000 km and the capability of carrying multiple warheads of up to 1,800 kg.</p>.Iran strikes are a stress test for global order — and it’s failing.<p>The deadly Khorramshahr was the fulcrum of Tehran's retaliatory attach attack, leaving 11 people injured and causing devastation in Northern Tel Aviv.</p><p>Western media reports say that the missile was earlier used during “Sadiq Promise 1” in April 2024 and again in “Sadiq Promise 2” in October.</p><p>Kheiber stands 13 metres tall along with a 1.5 metre diameter weighing up to 20 tonnes. The range of this missile is not less than 2,500 kilometers according to military experts.</p><p>Its striking capacity ranges across Europe and Asia.</p><p>To explain just how dangerous the missile is, here’s an example -- the sound travels at a speed of 343 m/s, taking this into consideration the missile travels 16 times the speed of sound in outer atmosphere and eight times within the atmosphere. It becomes difficult to track and intercept this missile striking at immense speed.</p><p>The model for this missile was inspired by North Korea’s Hwasong-10 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) which is also a modified version of the Soviets R-27 (SS-N-6) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). </p><p>Accurate and precise, the missile detaches at the very last moment hitting 80 targets with only 12-15 minutes needed for launch preparation. The launch can take place from any location and is mobile which increases the threat exponentially.</p><p>The 12-minute time period from launch to impact gives the opposition very little time to respond making it one of the most formidable weapons in Iran's nuclear arsenal.</p><p>The country ran its first test on this missile in January 2017, which was displayed at a military parade in Tehran. A better variant of the Khorramshahr was paraded in September 2019 giving other nuclear weapon states something to look out for and take into notice.</p><p>The deployment of this weapon shows the advancements made by Iran in nuclear technology. </p>
<p>With the United States getting involved in the West Asia crisis by targeting Iran's base, questions arose as to what remained of Tehran's nuclear programme and how its weakened military might respond. </p><p>But laying rest to all the speculations, Iran was quick to respond to the strikes and launched the Khorramshahr-4 missile, which can carry multiple warheads. </p><p>Also known as the Kheibar missile, it is the country’s biggest rocket, with a range of 2,000 km and the capability of carrying multiple warheads of up to 1,800 kg.</p>.Iran strikes are a stress test for global order — and it’s failing.<p>The deadly Khorramshahr was the fulcrum of Tehran's retaliatory attach attack, leaving 11 people injured and causing devastation in Northern Tel Aviv.</p><p>Western media reports say that the missile was earlier used during “Sadiq Promise 1” in April 2024 and again in “Sadiq Promise 2” in October.</p><p>Kheiber stands 13 metres tall along with a 1.5 metre diameter weighing up to 20 tonnes. The range of this missile is not less than 2,500 kilometers according to military experts.</p><p>Its striking capacity ranges across Europe and Asia.</p><p>To explain just how dangerous the missile is, here’s an example -- the sound travels at a speed of 343 m/s, taking this into consideration the missile travels 16 times the speed of sound in outer atmosphere and eight times within the atmosphere. It becomes difficult to track and intercept this missile striking at immense speed.</p><p>The model for this missile was inspired by North Korea’s Hwasong-10 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) which is also a modified version of the Soviets R-27 (SS-N-6) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). </p><p>Accurate and precise, the missile detaches at the very last moment hitting 80 targets with only 12-15 minutes needed for launch preparation. The launch can take place from any location and is mobile which increases the threat exponentially.</p><p>The 12-minute time period from launch to impact gives the opposition very little time to respond making it one of the most formidable weapons in Iran's nuclear arsenal.</p><p>The country ran its first test on this missile in January 2017, which was displayed at a military parade in Tehran. A better variant of the Khorramshahr was paraded in September 2019 giving other nuclear weapon states something to look out for and take into notice.</p><p>The deployment of this weapon shows the advancements made by Iran in nuclear technology. </p>
