As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a leader of the U.S.- and EU-designated terrorist organization Hamas in the Iranian capital, its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly, but questions loom over just how much of a danger it poses. The program was behind Iran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel in April, when Iran became the first nation to launch such a barrage since Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein lobbed Scud missiles at Israel in the 1991 Gulf War. But a new report by experts shared exclusively with the Associated Press suggests that one of Tehran's most advanced missiles is far less accurate than previously thought. The April assault showed "some ability to strike Israel,” said Sam Lair, a research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies who worked on the analysis. But "if I were supreme leader, I would probably be a little disappointed.”
As Iran Threatens Israel, Danger Of Tehran's Long-Vaunted Missile Program Remains In Question
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man inspects the debris of what is believed to be an intercepted Iranian missile near the city of Arad, southern Israel, on April 28, 2024.