Analysis: Iranian ICBM claim falls short of the mark

The declassified version of the US Department of Defense's annual report on Iran's military power, released in January 2014, noted that "Iran has publicly stated it may launch a space launch vehicle by 2015 that could be capable of intercontinental ballistic missile ranges if configured as a ballistic missile".

While the Simorgh is theoretically capable of ICBM ranges, it cannot deliver an effective warhead over such distances. Iranian media have reported that it will be able to lift a payload of just 100 kg into orbit.

The Channel 2 EROS-B satellite image showed the moveable gantry that would be used to assemble the stages of a Simorgh and the umbilical tower that would service it prior to launch, but no rocket can be seen.

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