BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami unveiled the next generation of Fateh Mobin short-range ballistic missile in Tehran on Monday. “The Fateh Mobin missile is of the precision kind, very resistant against electronic warfare. It can operate in various, diverse spaces, in any environment,” he said. While the new missile’s range was not announced, previous models had a range of 200 to 300 kilometres (120 – 190 miles). ADVERTISEMENT Video credit: Ruptly Having problems with Twitter / Facebook / Parler etc? AMN has set up an Mastodon node and invites you to join! Click to join now! AMN has set up an Mastodon node and invites you to join!<doc-sep>According to the Public Relations Department of Iran Defense Ministry, the new generation of ‘Fateh-e Mobin’ missiles, equipped with a new guidance system (an advanced and smart seeker head) was unveiled this morning ahead of National Defense Industry Day (Aug. 22) in the presence of Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami. The new missile with pin-point accuracy and the ability to hit targets in the sea and on the ground has been manufactured by Iranian military experts at the Defense Ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO). According to the report, the domestic stealth missile ‘Fateh-e Mobin’ missiles was manufactured in a short span of time in response to the needs of the Armed Forces. The report also said that the new missiles have successfully been test-fired. The design, production and its test were all carried out inside the country by the Defense Ministry experts. The new generation of ‘Fateh-e Mobin’ missiles will boost the country’s defense capabilities and deterrence power, according to the report. KI/4373355<doc-sep>Iran Unveils New Generation of ‘Fateh’ Ballistic Missiles. Image: Tasnim news agency Iran unveiled a new short-range ballistic missile on Monday, a few days after test firing a variant of the missile over the Strait of Hormuz. According to Tasnim news agency, the new generation of homegrown “Fateh” (Conqueror) ballistic missile can evade radars and hit targets with pinpoint accuracy, which has been fully designed by the local experts and successfully test-fired. The Fateh-e Mobin, which means "Bright Conqueror," has a range of about 483 to 805 miles. In a launch ceremony in Tehran on Monday, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the mass-production of the new missile will help Iran make major strides in boosting its defense capabilities and deterrent power. The unveiling of Bright Conqueror came just a few days after the Iranian military test-fired a Fateh-100 Mod 3 ballistic missile from an Iranian Revolutionary Guard base in Bandar-e-Jask. The anti-ship Fateh-100 Mod 3 ballistic missile flew about 100 miles over the Strait of Hormuz, landing at an Iranian test range northwest of the base.<doc-sep>Iran has unveiled a next generation short-range ballistic missile and vowed to further boost its capabilities, defying U.S. demands to stop the development of such sophisticated weapons. Iranian state media reported on August 13 that the new Fateh-e Mobin, or "Bright Conqueror," missile has "successfully passed its tests" and can strike targets on both land and sea. "As promised to our dear people, we will not spare any effort to increase the missile capabilities of the country, and we will certainly increase our missile power every day," Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on state media. "Nothing can stop this missile because of its high degree of flexibility," Hatami said, adding that the new version of the Fateh Mobin was "100-percent domestically made...agile, stealth, tactical, [and] precision-guided." "Be sure that the greater the pressures and psychological warfare against the great nation of Iran, our will to enhance our defense power in all fields will increase," he said. Hatami did not mention the new missile's range, but previous versions had a range of around 200 to 300 kilometers, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think-tank in Washington. U.S. officials told Fox News last week that a "Fateh-110 missile" was test-fired by Iran during naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz last week. Sending A Message? A U.S. general described the exercises as designed to send a message as Washington prepared to impose a first round of sanctions against Iran on August 7 after withdrawing from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in April. U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Iran to negotiate a new nuclear deal that would entirely rid Iran of nuclear weapons capability and also curb its development of ballistic missiles, which has been a point of contention between Tehran and Washington for years. Iran's announcement about the new Fateh missile came on the same day that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei officially rejected Trump's call for direct talks with Washington over a new nuclear deal. At the same time, Khamenei ruled out getting into a war with the United States. "Along with sanctions, Americans have recently raised two more options: war and talks," Khamenei said on state television. "War will not happen and we will not enter talks." Khamenei said recent talk out of Washington has "exaggerated the possibility of a war with Iran." "We have never started a war, and they will not confront Iran militarily," he said. But "America's withdrawal from the nuclear deal is clear proof that America cannot be trusted" to negotiate a new deal, Khamenei said. "I ban holding any talks with America." The United States and its European allies have opposed Iran's missile development program in part because it poses a threat to Westerm allies in the region such as Saudi Arabia and Israel. But Iran has insisted that the missiles are only to be used for defensive purposes. With reporting by AP, AFP, dpa, and Reuters<doc-sep>
Iran just unveiled a new short-range ballistic missile on Monday, just a few days after test firing a variant of the missile over the Strait of Hormuz. The Fateh-e Mobin missile is an "agile, radar-evading and tactical missile with pinpoint accuracy," said Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami. The Fateh-e Mobin, which means "Bright Conqueror," has a range of about 777- to 1,300 kilometres. Iran unveiled a new short-range ballistic missile on Monday, just a few days after test firing a variant of the missile over the Strait of Hormuz. The Fateh-e Mobin missile is an "agile, radar-evading and tactical missile with pinpoint accuracy," said Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, according to Defence News, citing the Iranian Tasnim News Agency. "The more intense are sanctions, pressures, smear campaigns, and psychological warfare against the great nation of Iran, the greater will become our will to enhance our defensive power in all areas," Hatami said, according to Press TV, an Iranian news outlet. The Fateh-e Mobin, which means "Bright Conqueror," has a range of about 483 to 805 miles (about 777- to 1,300km), Defence News reported. The unveiling of Bright Conqueror came just a few days after the Iranian military test-fired a Fateh-100 Mod 3 ballistic missile from an Iranian Revolutionary Guard base in Bandar-e-Jask, according to Fox News. The anti-ship Fateh-100 Mod 3 ballistic missile flew about 160km over the Strait of Hormuz, landing at an Iranian test range northwest of the base, Fox News reported. It was the first time Iran test fired a ballistic missile since March 2017, Fox News reported, but it's unclear if the missile hit its target, Defence News reported. The test fire also came as Iran conducted a naval exercise practicing closing the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has been threatening to do since President Donald Trump threatened sanctions on countries importing Iranian oil in late June. Receive a single WhatsApp every morning with all our latest news: click here.