Khorramshahr (missile)

The Khorramshahr, named after the city of Khorramshahr in Iran, is a medium-range ballistic missile that was tested by Iran in January 2017. Its range is between 1,000–2000 km with a 1,800 kg warhead       and is 13 m in length. Jane's Defence Weekly and Center for Strategic and International Studies stated that it is the Iranian version of North Korea's Hwasong-10. North Korea sold a version of this missile to Iran under the designation BM-25. The number 25 represents the missile range (2500 km). Iran claims it has decreased missile size over the initial version, thus reducing propellant mass and range. Such a range covers targets not only in Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, but even NATO members Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, if fired from Western Iran. IRGC Commander of the Aerospace Division, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh stated that the Iranian variant “has become smaller in size and more tactical,” which may explain the missile’s decreased range. A second theory asserts that Iranian officials do not want to raise concern in Europe about their missile program, and thus are purposely underestimating the range. According to IISS's Michael Elleman Iran today likely has the capability to go beyond the original range of 1,000-2,000 kilometers with its Khorramshahr ballistic missile, though it chose to limit its range by putting a heavier warhead on it in testing.

Due to the heavy payload, it has potential to carry nuclear warheads, but it is uncertain whether it can carry multiple nuclear warheads due to their size.

The Khorramshahr was first reportedly test fired on January 29, 2017, flying about 950 km before exploding.

The out put gas from these rockets, range, warheads and rocket launchers are different. In Khorramshahr missile there are some small separated out put gas from the big one in the center to control the missile without wings. The gas output model of the Khorramshahr missile is more like the Hwasong-12.

Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Aerospace Force of the IRGC, said that Khorramshahr is a missile with multiple-warhead capability.