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Iran lifts restrictions on missile range

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Iran lifts restrictions on missile range

Iran has lifted restrictions on the range of its missiles, Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, announced. The decision was announced on 7 November 2026 at a press conference, according to Iranian news agency ISNA, cited by TASS.

Iran has lifted restrictions on the range of its missiles, Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), announced on Saturday 7 November at a press conference held during the IRGC Aerospace Week. He said that the range limitation on Iranian missiles had been lifted, according to Iranian news agency ISNA, cited by AIB.

Hossein Mohebbi said that Iran wanted to demonstrate its ability to respond to threats and that, in the event of asymmetric warfare, its forces could strike their adversary where they least expected it, according to ISNA. The announcement comes as Qatar proposed a compromise between Iran and the United States on 3 November and Washington was considering a strike against Iran on 4 November the compromise proposed by Qatar and US threats of a strike.

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