The Kheibar (), also known as Khorramshahr-4, is an Iranian

medium-range ballistic missile A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) is a type of ballistic missile with medium range (aeronautics), range, this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the United States Department of Defense, U.S. D ...

from the fourth generation of the

Khorramshahr missile The Khorramshahr (), named after the city of Khorramshahr in Iran, is a medium-range ballistic missile that was tested by Iran in January 2017. With a range between 1,000 and 2,000 km, it can carry a 1,800 kg warhead and is 13 m in l ...

family manufactured by the Ministry of Defense of the

Islamic Republic of Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. This missile was unveiled on Thursday, June 4, 2023 in the presence of Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic. The Khoramshahr ballistic missile offers a range of 2,000 km and can carry a 1,500-kilogram warhead.

Development

The missile was unveiled by the Iran's Defense Minister

Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani () is an Iranian Officer (armed forces), military officer who has served as the deputy General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, chief of staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, ...

on Thursday, 25 May 2023 coinciding with the anniversary of the

liberation of Khorramshahr The Second Battle of Khorramshahr, also known in Iran as the Liberation of Khorramshahr () was the Iran, Iranian recapture of the city of Khorramshahr on 24 May 1982, during the Iran–Iraq War. The city had been Battle of Khorramshahr (1980), ...

Naming

The Khorramshahr-4 is named after an Iranian city that was the scene of heavy fighting - known as Battle of Khorramshahr - during the Iraq-Iran War in the 1980s. The missile also is called Khaybar, after a fortress conquered by Muslims in the 7th century during the

Battle of Khaybar The Battle of Khaybar () was an armed confrontation between the early Muslims and the Jewish community of Khaybar in 628 CE. Khaybar, which is located approximately to the northwest of Medina, was home to a sizable community of Jewish tribe ...

in Arabia.

References

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