Iran unveils ballistic missile named after Soleimani

Tehran has named the two missiles each after top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed outside Baghdad's international airport in a US strike in January.

Tehran: Iran has unveiled two new missiles amid heightened tensions with the US, state TV reported.

Officials unveiled the two new missiles on Thursday — National Defense Industry Day in Iran. They are named after top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed outside Baghdad's international airport in a US strike in January.

The "Martyr Hajj Qassem" surface-to-surface ballistic missile has a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) range, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. State TV said the "Martyr Abu Mahdi" naval cruise missile has a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) range.

State TV said the "Martyr Hajj Qassem" missile was not intercepted by a defence system during a test.

AP