An Overview of the IRGC's Missile Capabilities Disrupted by Israel

According to the Chief of the UK Defense Staff, Israel destroyed "almost the entire air defense system" of the Iranian government in a retaliatory strike on October 27, significantly impairing the government's ability to produce ballistic missiles for a year. However, what are the capabilities of these missiles? In recent years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has introduced several missiles as "precision-guided" or missiles with ranges exceeding two thousand kilometers. Many of Iran's claims regarding its missile capabilities have been questioned by military analysts, especially regarding the accuracy of these missiles. However, Iran's missile strikes against Israel have shown that despite their low accuracy, the high number of missiles can pose a serious threat to its neighbors. According to reports and analyses from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Khorramshahr and Sajil missiles have the longest ranges among Iran's missiles. Following them, three missiles—Qadr, Emad, and Fattah—have ranges of about 1,600 kilometers. It is estimated that these missiles were used in the recent attack on Israel. The Fattah missile is the most modern ballistic missile of this group, designed with fins for guidance of the missile's warhead. This technology, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, has been in use since the 1980s. Additionally, claims of the missile being supersonic have been dismissed by independent experts. Finally, the Shahab-3 missile is among the first medium-range ballistic missiles of Iran, based on a missile developed by North Korea, first showcased about 25 years ago. Since then, Iran has introduced newer models of this type of missile, but it seems that newer models have replaced this missile. In recent years, the scale of Iran's missile program has faced numerous reactions from the international community. Western countries and Iran's neighbors view this program as a threat to regional stability, while Iran describes it as defensive. Israel's attack on the central missile production site of Hezbollah in Lebanon occurred before a ceasefire. Details of Israel's attack on Iranian positions: a "top secret" nuclear center was destroyed. A British admiral stated that Israel "destroyed almost the entire air defense" of the Iranian government. Axios reported that Israel destroyed the Islamic Republic's "top secret" nuclear center. Netanyahu told Iranians: your government spent $2.3 billion to attack Israel.