Iran's Deputy Defense Minister General Mehdi Farhi said the Khyber missile unveiled by Tehran two days ago has a range of 2000,12 kilometers and reaches the target within <> minutes.
Farhi said the defence ministry could build a missile with a range of more than 2000,<> kilometres, but it was subject to state policies, he said.
He said the Khyber missile could resist cyber warfare for what he called the enemy, and that it had skipped attempts to jam it down and maneuver as it headed toward the target.
Iran announced on Thursday that it had successfully tested a ballistic missile with a range of up to two thousand kilometers, two days after the Israeli chief of staff raised the possibility of taking "action" against Tehran over its nuclear program, as he described it.
Iran, which has one of the largest missile programs in the Middle East, says its weapons are capable of reaching Israel and U.S. bases in the region.
Despite opposition from the United States and European countries, Tehran says it will continue to develop its "defensive" missile program.
Tactical weapon
Iranian state television broadcast a few seconds of what it said was an operation to launch an upgraded version of the Khorramshahr 4 ballistic missile with a range of 2000,1500 kilometers and can carry a <>,<>-kilogram warhead. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said the rocket bore the name Khyber.
"The superior characteristics of the domestically manufactured Khyber missile include speed of preparation and launch, making it a tactical weapon as well as a strategic weapon," it said.
Earlier, the United States warned of a "serious threat" commenting on Iran's unveiling of its new missile, which has a range of two thousand kilometers and can carry warheads weighing more than a ton.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said: "As we have already said clearly, Iran's development and launch of ballistic missiles poses a serious threat to regional and international security."