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THIS IS THE FATAH-1 MISSILE THAT IRAN FIRED AT ISRAEL TONIGHT The Ayatollah gave the name to the hypersonic missile, presented as "400 SECONDS TO TEL AVIV" (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Kurir

Serbia

Wednesday, June 18


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Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced last night that it launched a Fatah-1 missile at Israel, which it claims is hypersonic.

The BBC reminds that during the Iranian attack on Israel on October 1, 2024, Tehran also launched dozens of Fatah-1 rockets at Israel.

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Iranian hypersonic missile Fatah-1 Photo: SEPAH NEWS HANDOUT/SEPAH NEWS

The British media service reports that this appears to be the first time the missile has been used in a current war.

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Interception of Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv, actions of the Israeli air defense Photo: ATEF SAFADI/EPA

The Fatah missile was first introduced in 2023 and was named after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader.

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The Revolutionary Guards called the missile a missile designed to hit Israel, and during its presentation in Tehran a large banner with a message written in Hebrew:"400 seconds to Tel Aviv".

(Kurir.rs/BBC/Translated and edited by: N. V.)

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