“Our cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km has replenished the missile arsenal of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Hajizade said. State television broadcast footage showing the new Paveh cruise missile.Iran has expanded its missile program, especially in terms of building ballistic missiles, despite objections from the United States and concerns from European countries, Reuters reported. Tehran says its program is purely defensive and deterrent.Last November, the Pentagon said the United States was skeptical of Hajizade’s claims that Iran had developed a hypersonic ballistic missile.
