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Iran Says Improved Qassem Basir Missile Shows Preemptive Action Against Threats
Iran says upgraded ballistic missile enables preemptive action against any threat. Mohsen Rezaei, head of Supreme National Security Council, praised the missile's capabilities.
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The Times of Israel
“IAEA head Rafael Grossi on Monday said giving the UN nuclear agency access to key nuclear facilities in Iran would be beneficial for the Islamic Republic”Read the original ↗
The Times of Israel ties the missile update to IAEA referral talks, while AP and The Independent keep focus on Strait of Hormuz and naval exchanges.
Missile doctrine and test
Iran state media said on Monday that a ballistic missile with improved capabilities was demonstrating a new doctrine, with Tehran “will take action against any threat, even before it is carried out.”
“Tehran “will take action against any threat, even before it is carried out.””
The report repeatedly cited comments aired on state TV the day before by Mohsen Rezaei, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who boasted of new missile capability and claimed it had been “tested” against a U.S. warship.
The U.S. said on Saturday that ballistic missiles were launched at U.S. warships and it struck three Iranian oil tankers in response, while the U.S. said the warships evaded the attacks.
The missile at the center of Iran’s messaging was described as the solid-fueled Qassem Basir, and the report said it marked “a turning point in Iran’s defense strategy.”
Strait of Hormuz dispute
The White House responded to plans announced by Rezaei to create an “exclusion zone” near the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway is open and controlled by the U.S.
The U.S. military said that as of Monday, 94 commercial vessels had been redirected and three had been disabled, while Tehran wants ships to follow a route it chooses through the strait.
Kpler noted on X that transits through the waterway dropped sharply last week, and the AP report said a week ago an attack on a Saudi-owned tanker killed two crew members and left seven unaccounted for.
At a forum of world leaders in Abu Dhabi, Anwar Gargash said “No single state” should control the strait, adding: “Our energy exports will not be held hostage, nor will our trade and economic activity.”
Nuclear access and escalation
As Western nations seek to refer Iran to the UN Security Council, IAEA head Rafael Grossi said the “best, shortest way for a positive outcome is for Iran to engage with us,” while a draft resolution expected to be submitted and voted on this week would refer Tehran for failing to comply with nuclear reporting obligations.
“my job with Iran continues, irrespective of the resolution”
Grossi told a press conference after opening the quarterly meeting of the IAEA board of governors that “my job with Iran continues, irrespective of the resolution,” and he called the lack of contact with Iran “regrettable.”
The AP account tied concerns about Iran’s ballistic missile program to stated reasons the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran early this year, sparking the war.
In the Gulf, Nabil Fahmy, secretary-general of the Arab League, told a ministerial-level meeting in Cairo that “we will not accept our maritime corridors to become a bargaining chip in the calculations of others” and condemned Iran’s attacks on Gulf nations.