Iran uses Fattah-1 missiles for the first time in war with Israel
Published June 18th, 2025 - 07:08 GMT
ALBAWABA - The Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) confirmed that it has used "Fattah-1" hypersonic ballistic missiles for the first time in the attack against Israel, in a message of defiance to US President Donald Trump. Also Read Iran to reopen airspace for civil flights today
Nonetheless, Israeli media reported, after midnight on Tuesday-Wednesday, that several Iranian missiles fell on Israel after defenses failed to intercept them, causing fires and damage to one building.
At 00:35 local time (GMT+3), the Israeli army announced in a statement: "Alerts were activated in several areas within the country after missiles were detected launched from Iran towards Israeli territory."
🚨 This is Iran's Fattah Hypersonic Missile — used in strikes on Israel.
With a range of 1,400 km and speeds up to Mach 15, it can hit targets like Tel Aviv in under 4 minutes, too fast for most missile defense systems to intercept pic.twitter.com/JHwOM8fUJ7 — Defence Index (@Defence_Index) June 15, 2025 What do we know about the "Fattah-1" missile?
Fattah-1 is a hypersonic ballistic missile that is designed to be able to avoid the most advanced defence systems, including the Iron Dome and Arrow.
IRGC said on Wednesday that the 11th wave of the proud Operation Honest Promise 3 was carried out "using Fattah-1 missiles". It has a range of 1,400 km.
The Fattah-1 was named by the Iranian army the "Israel-striker". When it was first uncovered in 2023, a large banner was hung in Tehran with a message in Hebrew that read, "400 seconds to Tel Aviv".
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