'Besides ballistic missiles, Iran also has cruise missiles at its disposal, if it chooses to escalate matters further.' Opinion | ialmarashi
of a new cruise missile with a range of over 1,350 kilometres, adding a new weapon in its already existing fleet of ballistic missiles.
While Iran did not retaliate with missiles for that attack, nonetheless, the development of a cruise missile gives the Islamic Republic another option to retaliate against the US in the future.Trump may choose not to respond to the latest attacks, if American personnel were not hurt, first to not further escalate a conflict going into a campaign year, and second, for fear of the impact of rising oil prices on the American economy.outside of Tehran, just hours after the missile launches.
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