February 5th, 2026 - 04:41 GMT
ALBAWABA- Iran has placed the Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile into operational service with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a report on Thursday by the semi-official Fars News Agency, in a move that underscores rising regional tensions. Described by Tehran as its most advanced missile, the liquid-fueled system has a reported range of 2,000 kilometers and can carry a 1,500-kilogram warhead, significantly expanding Iran’s strike capability across the Middle East ...
![With no agreement made on Iran's nuclear program, world powers will meet again in one week to continue talks. [timesofisrael]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/astonIran.jpg?itok=yw-hvNZp "With no agreement made on Iran's nuclear program, world powers will meet again in one week to continue talks. [timesofisrael]")
![William Hague, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Germany's foreign minister Guido Westerwelle and EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton at the talks in Geneva. [Jean-Christophe Bott/AP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/gene.jpg?itok=d4Kj4bHA "William Hague, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Germany's foreign minister Guido Westerwelle and EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton at the talks in Geneva. [Jean-Christophe Bott/AP]")
![Benjamin Netanyahu shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly last September. [AP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/bomb.jpg?itok=nLT59kmg "Benjamin Netanyahu shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly last September. [AP]")
![British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to the press following his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Iran nuclear talks in Geneva, Nov. 9, 2013. [Reuters]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/france.jpg?itok=iQ3I25dp "British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to the press following his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Iran nuclear talks in Geneva, Nov. 9, 2013. [Reuters]")
![US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [presstv.ir]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/obnat.jpg?itok=2oc1JgRV "US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [presstv.ir]")
![Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives at hotel in Geneva November 8, 2013, following his meeting wit U.S Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. [REUTERS]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/224301_mainimg.jpg?itok=EevtJwho "Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives at hotel in Geneva November 8, 2013, following his meeting wit U.S Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. [REUTERS]")
