Iran's missile capable of reaching Israel in 12 minutes

As part of its military activities, Iran has developed a variety of ballistic missiles and drones. Their activities have always alarmed Western countries.

Iran is preparing to attack Israel with these drones and missiles. Some US intelligence officers told this information to CBS News on Friday. Tehran is planning a direct attack on the occupying Israel to take revenge for the attack by the Israeli forces on the consulate located in Syria.

There is speculation in Israel about what would happen if Iran launched a missile attack.

Meanwhile, the Israeli media Channel-12 reported that the ballistic missile that Iran has will take only 12 minutes to reach Israel from Iran. And after launching their cruise missile, it can hit Israel within two hours. Iran's drones will take 9 hours to reach Israel.

According to the US National Intelligence Service, Iran has the largest number of ballistic missiles in the Middle East.

US officials told CBS News that Iran is preparing to attack with 100 drones and dozens of missiles. They warned that if Iran launched an attack of this magnitude, it would be difficult for Israel to stop it.

Iranian news agency ISNA produced a graphic last week showing which of Iran's missiles could reach Israel. In this, they said, 9 Iranian drones can directly hit Israel.

Among these is a missile called 'Sezil'. It can run at a speed of 17,000 km per hour and it can hit targets at a distance of 2,500 km.

Another is the 'Kheibar' drone. It can go up to 2 thousand kilometres. Another drone is 'Haj Kashem'. This drone can hit objects 1,400 km away.

In August last year, Iran announced that it had developed a drone named 'Mohajer-10'. Which can travel 2 thousand kilometres and fly continuously for 24 hours in the sky. This drone can only go so far; The drone can carry 300 kg of explosives.

In June last year, Iran also announced the development of hypersonic missiles with its technology. A hypersonic missile can travel five times faster than sound.

According to the Washington-based Arms Control Association, Iran's short- and medium-range ballistic missiles include the Shahab-1, which has an estimated range of 300 kilometres. Zolfaghar - 700 km, Shahab-3, 800 to 1 thousand km and Emad-1, which can hit targets 2 thousand km away.

Source: IRNA, Times of Israel