Tehran, February 6, 2026 - Total News Agency (TNA) - The Iranian regime has issued a new high-level strategic warning, stating that one of its most advanced ballistic missiles could reach Israeli territory in as little as ten minutes. Iranian sources have confirmed the operational deployment of the Khorramshahr-4 missile in underground facilities belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to information from official Iranian media, the missile—also known as 'Kheiber'—was first placed in underground complexes referred to by Tehran as 'missile cities.' This network of fortified bases is designed to protect the country's strategic arsenal from potential preemptive strikes. Defense specialists consider the announcement to have a strong political and psychological component, aimed at reinforcing the image of the Iranian regime's military might and increasing the perceived cost of any military action against its strategic capabilities. The missile is a single-stage vector, liquid-fueled, with a declared range of nearly 2,000 kilometers, placing it in a position to hit targets throughout the Middle East, including military bases and strategic urban centers. Another key feature highlighted by Iranian sources is its capacity to carry a large warhead, with an estimated weight of between 1.5 and 1.8 tons. The threat comes after an Iranian Fars agency report, linked to the state security apparatus, confirmed the operational deployment of the Khorramshahr-4 missile in IRGC underground facilities. Military analysts note that this capability would allow the missile to carry high-destructive conventional payloads or, potentially, more complex configurations, a point of particular concern for Israel and Western powers closely monitoring Iran's missile program. The placement of the Khorramshahr-4 in underground facilities, according to Tehran's own official discourse, aims to give the IRGC a 'second-strike' capability—the ability to retaliate even after suffering an initial blow to its nuclear or missile sites. These performance characteristics would significantly reduce flight time, estimated at between 10 and 12 minutes from launch to a target in Israeli territory, narrowing the detection and response windows of defensive systems. However, they also warn that the display of these systems increases the risk of regional escalation in an already marked scenario of indirect conflicts, covert attacks, and persistent tensions between Iran and Israel. The explicit threat of impact time once again places the Iranian ballistic missile program at the center of international concerns, especially as the balances of deterrence in the Middle East show increasing fragility. This doctrine reinforces Iran's deterrence strategy and seeks to enhance the survivability of its arsenal against potential preemptive operations. The announcement is part of a rhetorical and military escalation occurring amid growing regional tensions and cross-warnings between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
