Overview

• Iran launched its Fattah-1 hypersonic missile on June 18, reaching Mach 15 and conducting the weapon’s first combat deployment in this cycle.
• Israel’s airstrikes on multiple Iranian military sites have continued for six consecutive days in retaliation for the missile barrages.
• The Fattah-1’s plasma cloaking and maneuverable flight have driven Iron Dome interception rates down from about 90 percent to near 65 percent.
• Tehran additionally deployed its liquid-fuel Khorramshahr rocket, capable of speeds up to Mach 16, a 2,000-kilometer range and a payload of up to 1,800 kilograms.
• Civilian casualties and property damage on both sides have drawn international concern about the conflict’s potential to widen.