The first day of new year, Sunday (1 / 1), a spokesman for the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi, announced that Iran tested a new medium-range missiles near the Strait of Hormuz. The missile tested is a new type missile surface-to-air with antiradar technology.
Iran disclosed the site, Mashriq, known to be close to the elite guard of the revolution, Iran's fleet ballistic missile capable of reaching U.S. military bases in the Middle East and South Asia spread across Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Arabia, Oman, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Also disclosed that the network of Iran's missile capability is divided into two parts, namely short-range missile and long-range missiles. Iran's missiles at close range to reach targets as far as 8 kilometers (km) to 250 km. Long-range Iranian missile capable of hitting targets as far as 220 km to 2,000 km.
Details, short-range missile capable of hitting targets Naziat 10 as far as 130 km, the missile has a range Zilzal 2 as far as 200 km, and Zilzal 3 missile as far as 250 km. The missile-range ballistic missiles Iran is the Fateh 110, Shahab 2 and Shahab 3, Ashura, and Sijjil Sijjil 1 and 2.
U.S. military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iraq could be a target of Iranian missiles at close range. U.S. military bases in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia have long-range missile could reach Iran.
In Kuwait there are two major military bases and six small military barracks belonging to the U.S.. Ali Salem Air Base U.S. Air Force used only about 115 km from the Iranian border. Ahmed Jaber Air Base, which also used the U.S. Air Force, is only 134 km from the Iranian border. Range missiles close enough to reach Iran.
Bahrain, which contained the U.S. Fleet V, is also easily become a target at close range Iranian missile attack. Iran could also use short-range missile Zilzal 2 and 3 to hit the U.S. Fleet V and Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain which is only about 200 miles from Iranian territory. U.S. to place various types of fighter aircraft in the Sheikh Isa. While in 4200 there V Fleet base troops and 70 U.S. Navy fighter aircraft.
U.S. airbase in Udeid, Qatar, about 278 miles from Iranian territory, long-range missile could reach Iran. U.S. to place various types of fighter aircraft in Udeid, such as multifunctional combat aircraft F-16 military transport aircraft C-130 Hercules, and various types of bombers.
In the United Arab Emirates, Dhafra Air Base U.S. Air Force used only about 253 miles from Iran. The U.S. put the C-135 bombers and AWACS reconnaissance aircraft at this base.
In Oman there are a number of U.S. and British air base, such as Al-Mushna Air Base, Air Base Taimur, and Air Base Al-Masir. There are about 3,000 U.S. troops in a number of bases in Oman. Air bases are located approximately 963 kilometers of Iranian territory, still within range of Iran's long-range missile.
In contrast, the U.S. could use force air force to bombard various targets in order to cripple the military machine that threatens Iran.
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