Sejil, or Sejjil, () is a family of

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ian solid-fueled

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s. The Sejil are replacements for the Shahab liquid-fueled ballistic missiles. According to US

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sources, the missile profile of the Sejil closely matches those of the

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, Ghadr-110 and the Samen.

Design

According to

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, details of the design other than the number of stages and that it uses solid fuel have not been released. Uzi Rubin, former director of Israel's Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, indicated that, "Unlike other Iranian missiles, the Sajil bears no resemblance to any North Korean, Russian, Chinese or Pakistani (missile technology). It demonstrates a significant leap in Iran's missile capabilities." Rubin went on to state that the Sejil-1 " ... places Iran in the realm of multiple-stage missiles, which means that they are on the way to having intercontinental ballistic missile (

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) capabilities ..." The missile utilizes composite

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and unlike the

Shahab-3 The Shahab-3 (; meaning "Meteor-3") is a family of liquid propellant rocket, liquid-fueled ballistic missiles developed by Iran, under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, and based upon the North Korean Nodong-1, Nodong-1/A and Nodong-2, ...

medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), which is launched only vertically, the Sejil could be launched at a variable angle. As a weapon, Sejil presents much more challenge to Iran's potential enemies, as solid-fuel missiles can be launched with much less notice than liquid-fueled missiles, making them more difficult to strike prior to launch. Iran claims that if launched from the city of Natanz, it could reach

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in less than seven minutes. On June 18, 2025, during the Iran-Israel War the IRGC claimed to have fired a Sejjil missile at Israel; Israel claims the missile was intercepted with fragments causing minor damage to a vehicle.

Variants

* Sejil-1: The Sejil is a two-stage, solid-propellant, surface-to-surface missile (SSM) produced by

with a reported range. A successful test launch took place on 13 November 2008. Its range, if confirmed, would allow it to strike targets as far away as Israel and southeastern Europe. * Sejil-2: According to CSIS Missile Threat, it is unclear if there is an independent Sejil-2 variant, or whether the name is simply a reference by Iran to testing in 2009 of the original Sejil. * Sejil-3: According to CSIS Missile Threat, unconfirmed reports about the development of a Sejil-3 state that it would reportedly have three stages, a maximum range of 4,000 km, and a launch weight of 38,000 kg. File:Sejjil-2. two stage solid propellant ballistic missile.jpg, Artist's impression File:Sejil 2 and qiam at tehran exhibition 2012.jpg, Sejil (right) and Qiam (left) missile

External links

CSIS Missile Threat - Sejjil

References

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Design

Variants

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