U.S. warns on Iran’s ballistic missiles

Iran’s unwillingness to discuss its ballistic missile programme with Washington is a “big problem” in talks aimed at averting American strikes on the Islamic Republic, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says

Iran: Has one of largest ballistic missile stockpiles in Middle East, with several missiles capable of reaching all U.S. bases in region

U.S. bases, or sites with U.S. military presence

IRAQ
SYRIA
ISRAEL
CYPRUS
YEMEN
DJIBOUTI
KUWAIT
UAE
BAHRAIN
OMAN
TÜRKIYE
SAUDI ARABIA
EGYPT
SUDAN
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
IRAN
Tehran
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Strait of Hormuz
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea

2,000km
Medium range

800km
Short range

BALLISTIC MISSILES
Range (est.)

Shahab-1
300km
Fateh-110
300km
Shahab-2
500km
Zolfaghar
700km
Qiam-1
800km
Shahab-3
1,300km
Sejil
2,000km
Khorramshahr
2,000km

18 metres

Sources: Reuters, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), CFR
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