New Ballistic Missile Successfully Test-Fired

Iran released footage of the successful test-launch of its new ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, a few hours after it was unveiled during a military parade in Tehran.

Video footage aired by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Friday showed the missile's launch from an unknown location.

The video also contained telemetry camera footage from different angles that, according to its caption, showed the moment when the warhead of the missile was discharged.

Earlier on Friday morning, the missile was unveiled during a military parade in Tehran attended by President Hassan Rouhani and senior military officials.

The ballistic missile, which is Iran's third type of missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers along with the Qadr-F and Sejjil ballistic missiles, is capable of carrying multiple warheads.

According to Lieutenant General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force, the Khorramshahr missile has become smaller in size and more tactical, and it will be operational in the near future, Press TV reported.

Iran says its military capabilities are solely aimed at bolstering the country's defense potentials and pose no threat to other countries. The country has also been assisting its allies, including Iraq and Syria, in their ongoing fight against terrorism.

Washington has on several occasions imposed new sanctions against Iran over its missile program.

The United States claims that Iran's missile tests and rocket launches violate UN Resolution 2231, which was adopted in July 2015 to endorse the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.

Iran has strongly rejected the US allegations that it has violated the UN resolution, and insists that its missile tests and rocket launches are solely for defense purposes and not designed to carry nuclear warheads, so are not banned under the resolution.

Other signatories of the deal, namely Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, do not support the US stance and believe that Iran has fully complied with its nuclear commitments.