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Iran Says It Has Lifted Its Self-Imposed Limit on Missile Ranges, and Other Mideast News

The Guard said the change follows warnings of a response without geographic limits as U.S. officials warn Iran’s space program could aid intercontinental missiles.

  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard lifted its self-proclaimed 2,000-kilometer ballistic missile range limit, suggesting potential development of weapons capable of reaching more distant targets amid fears of renewed all-out war.
  • Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khomeini warned days earlier that 'any kind and level of threat' from Israel would face a response without geographic limits, setting the stage for the military's policy shift.
  • Guard spokesman Gen Hossein Mohebbi confirmed the restriction is lifted, stating Iran will 'demonstrate these capabilities in practice' rather than make further statements about its missile capabilities.
  • The Iranian military reported a tanker hit a naval mine near the Strait of Hormuz, while officials expressed concern that space program technology could be repurposed for intercontinental ballistic missiles.
  • Heavy rains in the Gaza Strip have intensified misery for more than 1.6 million Palestinians, as aid supplies reach only 18% of the 294,250 families needing shelter assistance for winter.
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The Islamic Republic no longer limits the range of the missile arsenal, declared the official representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Mohebi. The Iranian armed forces have lifted the previous limits on the range of missiles. "These restrictions have been lifted for us, but we have yet to demonstrate these possibilities in practice," said the official representative of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRC), Hossein Moh…

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Iran says it has lifted its self-imposed limit on missile ranges, and other Mideast news

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has lifted a self-proclaimed limit of 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) on the range of its ballistic missiles, suggesting the country may seek to develop missiles capable of reaching more distant targets amid fears of renewed all-out war.

·Winnipeg, Canada
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Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer broke the news on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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