China News Service, August 20. According to Reuters, Iran released a surface-to-surface ballistic missile and a new type of cruise missile on the 20th. According to reports, the surface-to-surface missile was named after the Iranian military general Soleimani who was previously killed by the US military.
On August 20th, Iran announced the fourth-generation turbofan engine, surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and new cruise missiles. (Image source: Screenshot of Iran National News Agency)
Iran’s Defense Minister Khatami said in a televised speech: “This surface-to-surface missile is named'Martyr Qassem Soleimani' with a range of 1,400 kilometers; the cruise missile is named'Martyr Abu. Mahdi' has a range of more than 1,000 kilometers."
According to reports, Iran’s national television station also released pictures of the missile.
On January 3, 2020, the United States launched an air strike in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, killing the commander of the "Quds Brigade" of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran, Qassem Soleimani, and the Iraqi Shia militia, the "People's Mobilization Organization" Deputy commander Abu Mehdi Muhandis and others made US-Iran relations tense.
On June 29, Iran issued an arrest warrant to U.S. President Trump and dozens of others, claiming that it was involved in the attack and death of Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s “Quds Brigade”, and requested the assistance of Interpol.
Data map: On January 6, local time, thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran to pay tribute to Soleimani, a senior officer killed by the US military. The picture shows Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Rouhani at the memorial service.
A few days ago, the United States tried to restore United Nations sanctions against Iran, which has tightened US-Iranian relations. On August 19, Trump stated that the United States would require the United Nations to resume "almost all" sanctions on Iran.
That night, the US State Department issued a statement stating that Secretary of State Pompeo will travel to New York from the 20th to 21st to notify the United Nations Security Council of the United States initiating procedures to restore Iran sanctions. The sanctions will include the prohibition of Iran's uranium enrichment activities and the extension of the arms embargo on Iran for another 13 years. The US State Department statement revealed that Pompeo will also meet with UN Secretary General Guterres to discuss Iran and other issues of common concern.
On the other hand, the draft resolution proposed by the United States to extend the UN arms embargo on Iraq was previously accepted by a written vote in the Security Council from the 13th to the 14th, but it was not passed. Since then, Trump has stated that the United States will seek the United Nations to quickly restore sanctions on Iraq.