The state-run Fars News Agency reported that missile tests were conducted on Monday, December 22, at several locations across Iran. This comes as the state-run IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) news agency said the published images are not related to an IRGC missile test.
According to Fars News Agency, citing “field observations and public reports,” reports of missile tests were received from Khorramabad, Mahabad, Isfahan, Tehran, and Mashhad.
Some images published on social media show a white missile trail in the sky over several areas inside Iran.
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However, the Iranian regime’s state-run IRIB news agency said the published images are not related to an IRGC missile test and are not accurate.
Quoting “some informed sources,” the outlet stated: “No missile test took place today, and the white trail in the sky is the flight path of an aircraft at high altitude.”
Earlier, Axios reported that Israeli officials had warned the Trump administration over the weekend that recent IRGC missile drills could in fact be “Iran’s preparations for a surprise attack on Israel.”
An Israeli source told the outlet: “The likelihood of an Iranian attack is less than 50%, but no one is willing to take the risk and say this is merely a test.”
At the same time, NBC News reported that Israeli officials believe Iran is developing its ballistic missile program.
Ahmad Vahidi, deputy chief of Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff, rejected claims of damage to Iran’s missile industry, saying: “Our weapons production has never stopped, not even for a single moment.”
Abolfazl Shekarchi, senior spokesperson for Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff, also stated that after the 12-day war, “our powerful missile production lines were not shut down for even a moment.”
