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Missile Strike on Daesh Turning Iran into a World Power

Missile Strike on Daesh Turning Iran into a World Power
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By firing surface-to-surface missiles with a range of up to 700 kilometers into Syria, Iran is both avenging the terror attacks in Tehran and claiming the status and prestige of a military, regional and maybe even global power, ynetnews analyzed.

Missile Strike on Daesh Turning Iran into a World Power

The Iranian strike in Syria on Sunday night must set off alarm bells not only in ‘Israel', but also in the Arab Gulf states and even in the United States, the website added.

"Demonstrating the ability to accurately fire missiles with a range of 600 to 700 kilometers is an Iranian show of force, aimed at gaining the prestige and deterrence of a military, regional and maybe even world power."

Up until now, the US and Russia have been the only countries to fire accurate missiles at such distances in the Middle East.

The Iranians said they had fired six missiles with a range of up to 700 kilometers, and referred to the strike as "successful" yet "limited." We have no information yet about whether the missiles Iran used were cruise missiles or ballistic missiles.

Ballistic missiles not only have a large warhead with hundreds of kilograms of explosives, but also navigation mechanisms that allow a very accurate hit.

According to the website, the fact that should raise a lot of concern in the ‘Israeli'-occupied lands, as anyone who is capable of hitting targets in eastern and northeastern Syria from Kermanshah in western Iran and from Kurdistan in the northwest is capable of using the same missiles to hit the Golan Heights in ‘Israel' and perhaps other places as well.

"This wasn't the Iranians' final word, and they aren't hiding the fact they have Shahab-3 missiles with a range of up to 1,400 kilometers."

It's also a known fact the Iranians have self-made cruise missiles, but before now they've hid their performance. The Iranian missile attack on Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the Takfiri ‘ISIS/ISIL' group] targets in eastern Syria is, therefore, an issue which ‘Israel' should deal with on the diplomatic level as well, as part of Tel Aviv's battle together with the Trump administration to stop the Iranian missile program, ynetnews added.

"For the same reason, this strike must also serve as a warning to the Arab states in the Persian Gulf, which are part of the pro-American moderate camp. These countries' oil fields and military facilities are located just 400 kilometers away from Iranian territory and are therefore more vulnerable. The US should also be worried, as its airbases, naval bases and command in Qatar and Bahrain are within the Iranian missiles' range," the website concluded.

Source: ynetnews, Edited by website team

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