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Iran Shows Off New Missiles: One is Named After General Soleimani, Killed in US Drone Strike

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Iran's armed forces have presented two new missiles - a surface-to-surface ballistic missile and a cruise missile.

The ballistic missile is called "The Martyr Hajj Qasem" in honour of General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike on 3 January 2020 at Baghdad International Airport.

The cruise missile was named after Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, the leader of the Hashd al-Shaabi Shiite forces, who was killed together with Soleimani. 

The drone strike was authorised by US President Donald Trump as Washington maintained that Soleimani and Al-Muhandis were both involved in the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad on 31 December 2019. 

*Check out Sputnik's gallery to see Iran's new missiles in detail. 

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The “Martyr Hajj Qasem” surface-to-surface ballistic missile
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The “Martyr Hajj Qasem” surface-to-surface ballistic missile and the ‘Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis’ cruise missile
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The “Martyr Hajj Qassem” surface-to-surface ballistic missile
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The “Martyr Hajj Qasem” surface-to-surface ballistic missile
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The “Martyr Hajj Qasem” surface-to-surface ballistic missile
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The ‘Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis’ cruise missile
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The ‘Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis’ cruise missile
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The ‘Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis’ cruise missile
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The ‘Abu Mahdi’ cruise missile
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The ‘Abu Mahdi’ cruise missile
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The ‘Abu Mahdi’ cruise missile
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The ‘Abu Mahdi’ cruise missile
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