Tehran, Mar 15 (EFE).- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Sunday it had used its solid-fuel Sejil ballistic missile against Israel for the first time as part of a new wave of attacks targeting Israeli military sites.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the deployment of the missile in a statement reported by the Mehr news agency.
The Sejil missile has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers. It measures about 20 meters in length, weighs roughly 23 tons and can carry a warhead weighing between 500 and 1,000 kilograms.
Its solid fuel allows for rapid launch from mobile platforms. The missile was first successfully tested in 2009.
According to the IRGC statement, the “strategic” projectile was used during the 54th wave of attacks, alongside Khorramshahr missiles, which can carry warheads weighing up to two tons, as well as Kheibar Shekan, Qadr and Emad missiles.
The strikes reportedly targeted Israeli air command centers, military industries and concentrations of troops.
Earlier Sunday, before launching the Sejil missile, the IRGC carried out another wave of attacks involving ten ballistic missiles and drones against US command centers and Israeli targets in the Middle East, including locations in the United Arab Emirates.
The announcement came as tensions continued to escalate. The IRGC also threatened to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it would “relentlessly pursue” him.
Meanwhile, Israel said it had launched a new wave of airstrikes against targets in western Iran.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Sunday that the offensive against Iran would continue until what he described as the “existential threats” posed by Tehran are eliminated.
Saar made the remarks during a visit to the Arab town of Zarzir in northern Israel, where an Iranian missile strike on Friday injured 58 people, most of them lightly. EFE
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