Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the country’s missile program has advanced significantly since the 12-day war with Israel, describing the gains as a major leap in capability while declining to disclose new details about its weapons development.
“We do not intend to publicize new details about our missiles for now,” said Ali Naderi, deputy head of public relations for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force, adding that Iran’s missile program had advanced “by several years” after the recent 12-day war with Israel.
Naderi said the conflict had strengthened Iran’s capabilities rather than set them back, as claimed by Israel. “They thought they could push our missile power two years behind, but by God’s grace we moved several years ahead,” he told reporters in Tehran.
He said the Aerospace Force now has “more than 30 types of missile and defense systems” and described the country’s arsenal as “full.”
Naderi praised the leadership of the late commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, saying “his presence is still felt” and that assassinations of commanders had only “accelerated Iran’s progress.”
He added that while the Guards’ new systems remain classified, “what we can show is displayed at the National Aerospace Park,” adding that the program’s expansion has drawn “rage from enemies hit hardest by Iran’s missile command.”
