Iran used its most powerful missile to respond to the US air strike. CCTV News and other media reports said that after the B-2 bomber launched a deadly strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, Iran launched another attack on Israel using its latest, most lethal and most powerful ballistic missile, which was called the twentieth round.
This strike operation is different from previous ones, and it also used a new missile. This missile has appeared multiple times in the media before, probably as a warning. The translation of this missile's name is also quite confusing, such as "Khorramshahr" and "Kavar". In short, it's still unclear who this missile is. If used in real combat, it could cause significant damage.
From the information released by the Iranian official sources, this missile has a range of 2000 kilometers, two-stage solid rocket, and mobile launch on a vehicle, so from these perspectives, it can be launched from any location, creating the element of surprise in the strike. The key point is that the warhead of this missile weighs up to 1500 kilograms. If used with a single warhead, it can cause fatal damage to an entire building; if equipped with submunitions or other dispersed warheads, it can efficiently kill targets over a large area. Therefore, whether it comes to terminal maneuverability or the release capability of submunition, there have been improvements and developments compared to previous missiles.
If a super heavy missile is used to strike Israeli targets, Tel Aviv and Haifa's oil facilities, as well as important buildings and iconic structures, would become key targets. From the start of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the core facilities of Israel have never been threatened, especially Tel Aviv and Haifa, except for being hit by an Iraqi "Scud" missile during the Gulf War in 1991, they had little losses.
This confrontation between Iran's air strikes and missile attacks caused serious damage to Tel Aviv's core facilities and important targets, and also caused major destruction to Haifa's energy facilities. After responding to the US B-2 bomber air strike, Iran chose Israel as the target for retaliation. The participation of the US bomber actually somewhat aims to prevent Iran's ballistic missile attacks on Israel.
Israel is currently in a state of severe damage, with terrible scenes in Tel Aviv and other important cities, seriously affecting public morale and spirit. If the US factually participates in the war, it might make Iran feel the pressure from the US. If Iran takes the opposite approach and launches a large number of ballistic missiles to attack Tel Aviv and Haifa, it could completely thwart the strategic intentions of the US and Israel.
This strike action with a super-heavy and powerful missile on Israeli territory shows that Iran still wants to exert pressure on Israel to force Israel to coordinate with Iran in negotiation conditions and achieve the best result to end the conflict. If it goes to war with the US, it will definitely put Iran in a more passive position, but by increasing and enhancing the obvious increase and enhancement of the effect of its ballistic missile strikes, it can make Israel feel that Iran is not easy to mess with. Next time, if it dares to launch various sudden attacks and strikes against Iran again, it must weigh its own capabilities carefully.
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