Iran says it is already working to increase missile range — RMF24

Iran has stated that it is already taking steps to increase the range of its missiles. As reported by RMF24, Iranian army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said this on Sunday, citing the experience of the war with the United States.

Statement by the Iranian army

According to Akraminia, during the war Tehran concluded that the range of its missiles needs to be increased. He also stated that US forces are currently located within up to 1,000 kilometers of the Iranian coast. The spokesperson was quoted by the Iranian agency Fars.

Conditions regarding the Strait of Hormuz

On the same day, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until Tehran's seven conditions were met. According to him, these conditions were set out in an interim agreement with the United States concluded in June.

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Ghalibaf also said that Washington had conveyed proposals for resolving the dispute through an intermediary. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the plan presented by Tehran in September, if approved, could lead to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. At the same time, he noted that Iran's conditions include commitments from the United States and expressed hope for a diplomatic resolution of the situation.

Araghchi added that if the United States makes a new decision to resort to military action, Iran, according to him, is better prepared than before and will act as it deems necessary for its defense.