A new cruise missile unveiled by Iran and called martyr Abu Mahdi is seen in an unknown location in Iran on August 20
Daily Mail: Iran tests new surface-to-surface missile with a 900-mile range called Martyr Qassem Soleimani after the Quds Force leader killed in a US airstrike
* Iran displayed a new surface-to-surface missile with a range of 870 miles
* It also showed a new cruise missile, ignoring demands to halt its programme
* Pictures of the new missiles were revealed on state TV on Thursday
Iran displayed a surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Thursday with a range of 870 miles and a new cruise missile, ignoring U.S. demands that Tehran halt its missile programme.
'The surface-to-surface missile, called martyr Qassem Soleimani, has a range of 1,400 km and the cruise missile, called martyr Abu Mahdi, has a range of over 1,000 km,' Defence Minister Amir Hatami said in a televised speech.
Pictures of the missiles were shown on state TV, which it said was 'the newest Iranian cruise missile that will further strengthen Iran's deterrence power'.
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