Washington Examiner:

As the U.S. and Iran resumed indirect talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran unveiled a new domestically made ballistic missile with a 900-mile range — enough to strike Israel and U.S. bases in the region.

“This long-range missile is domestically manufactured by the Revolutionary Guards … It has high accuracy and is propelled by solid fuel and is capable of penetrating missile shields,” Iranian state media reported, as images of surface-to-surface “Kheibar Shekan” missile were shown on state TV.

“Iran continues to advance its ballistic missile, diversifying what is already the largest ballistic missile inventory in the Middle East,” says Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. “The Kheibar Shekan appears to be an upgrade of the Fateh class of solid-propellant systems, both in reported range and accuracy. Iran’s continued investment in solid-propellant systems is proof that the bar for the use of these weapons is dropping.”

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