Chilling warning as Iran ‘develops terrifying hypersonic missile that can punch through ALL air defences’, regime claims
IRAN has developed a terrifying hypersonic missile that can punch through all air defences, the regime has claimed in a chilling warning to the West.
Tehran claims its new instrument of death can fool even the most high-tech of air defences by travelling five times the speed of sound.
Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards aerospace wing, claimed the rocket "can manoeuvre in and out of the atmosphere".
The Ayatollah goon said it would take "decades" for Western air defence system to catch up.
He said: "This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to counter air defence shields
"It will be able to breach all the systems of anti-missile defence.
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"This missile, which targets enemy anti-missile systems, represents a great generational leap in the field of missiles."
The rocket is yet to be tested by Iran.
Hypersonic missile are capable of carrying nuclear warheads at astronomical speeds. Unlike conventional rockets, they fly on a low trajectory, evading enemy air defences.
Despite international sanctions, Tehran has been able to develop a sizeable weapons industry capable to exporting military kit to allies like Russia, which it has denied doing.
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Defence hawks say Iran may be bluffing and point to the regime's track record of 'exaggerating' its weapons capabilities.
It comes as Tehran this week acknowledged sending drones to Russia, claiming it did so before the war in Ukraine.
On October 16, The Washington Post reported that Iran was preparing to ship missiles to Moscow - a claim it's rejected as "completely false".
Last week, Tehran said it tested its deadly Ghaem 100 rocket capable to sending 180-pound satellites into orbit.
And on Sunday, the country's defence ministry unveiled an upgraded version of the Bavar-373 (Belief-373) surface-to-air missile system.
This rocket can simultaneously strike six targets more 185 miles away, according to Iran's state-run broadcaster Press TV.
The shock announcement comes as talks between Iran and the West over reviving a 2015 nuclear deal stalled.
The deal reached by Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the US, would have given Iran sanctions relief in return for guarantees it wouldn't develop a nuclear weapon.
But in June, Israel's then PM Naftali Bennett warned that Iran was dangerously close to getting its hands on a nuclear bomb.
He told the : “Iran is enriching uranium at an unprecedented rate and moving dangerously close to getting their hands on nuclear weapons.”
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It is thought the state has enriched uranium at levels of more than 60 per cent, providing enough material to build a bomb.
Tehran denies building nuclear weapons.
