Overview

• Iran deployed the Kheibar Shekan cruise missile in its 20th wave of missile and drone attacks under Operation True Promise 3.
• The weapon successfully penetrated Israel’s Iron Dome, striking targets in the Tel Aviv and Haifa regions.
• The solid-fuel ballistic missile boasts a 1,450-kilometer range and a satellite guidance system for enhanced precision.
• Traveling at over 19,500 km/h outside the atmosphere and nearly 9,800 km/h within it, the missile’s speed challenges existing defense systems.
• Named after the Battle of Khaybar, the missile evokes a 7th-century Islamic victory that Iranian leaders have invoked to frame their conflict with Israel.