Iran fires 16 ballistic missiles during Great Prophet 17 military drills

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (YPA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched 16 ballistic missiles during drills dubbed Great Prophet 17 military drills.

Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran said on Friday that was held in response to the recent empty threats of the Zionist regime of Israel.

“In this exercise, 16 missiles fired from different platforms hit a ceratin target accurately,” General Bagheri told reporters.

He also said that this exercise just showed a small part of the Islamic Republic’s missile capability.

The implementation of the ability of solid-fuel missiles to maneuver the crossing of enemy fortified positions, simultaneous strikes and the lifting of combat readiness are characteristics of the last phase of the Great Prophet17 military drills.

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