{{Short description|Type of medium range ballistic missile}}
{{Short description|Type of medium range ballistic missile}}
[[File:2019 Sacred Defence Week parade (1151).jpg|alt=Dezful Missile|thumb|Dezful missiles on a truck, 2019]]
[[File:2019 Sacred Defence Week parade (1151).jpg|alt=Dezful Missile|thumb|Dezful missiles on a truck, 2019]]
”’Dezful”’ ({{langx|fa|دزفول}}) is a [[Medium-range ballistic missile|medium range ballistic missile]] (MRBM) developed by [[Iran]] and unveiled in February 2019 in an underground missile factory.<ref name=”AP”>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran-missile.html|title=Report: Iran Inaugurates Medium-Range Ballistic Missile|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=2019-02-07|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2019-02-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209130328/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran-missile.html|archive-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> The Iranian armed forces said that the missile has a range of over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/monde/l-iran-devoile-un-nouveau-missile-de-croisiere-d-une-portee-de-1-000-km_2061298.html|title=L’Iran dévoile un nouveau missile de croisière d’une portée de 1.000 km|date=2019-02-07|website=LExpress.fr|language=fr|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref name=”AP”/> It carries a 600 or 700 kg warhead and has a CEP (circular error of probability) of 5 meters. The missile can attain the speed of Mach 7 (8,643 km/h).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dezful Short-Range Ballistic Missile {{!}} MilitaryToday.com |url=https://www.militarytoday.com/missiles/dezful.htm |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.militarytoday.com}}</ref> Brigadier General [[Amir Ali Hajizadeh]] said this is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model, that had a range of 700 kilometers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/02/07/iran-defzul-ballistic-missile/|title=Iran unveils new Dezful ballistic missile|date=2019-02-07|website=The Defense Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-08|quote=The surface-to-surface missile – called Dezful – is an upgrade on the older [[Zolfaghar (missile)|Zolfaghar model]] that had a range of 700 km (435 miles), aerospace commander Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said.}}</ref>
”’Dezful”’ ({{langx|fa|دزفول}}) is a [[Medium-range ballistic missile|medium range ballistic missile]] (MRBM) developed by [[Iran]] and unveiled in February 2019 in an underground missile factory.<ref name=”AP”>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran-missile.html|title=Report: Iran Inaugurates Medium-Range Ballistic Missile|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=2019-02-07|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2019-02-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209130328/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/02/07/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iran-missile.html|archive-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> The Iranian armed forces said that the missile has a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/monde/l-iran-devoile-un-nouveau-missile-de-croisiere-d-une-portee-de-1-000-km_2061298.html|title=L’Iran dévoile un nouveau missile de croisière d’une portée de 1.000 km|date=2019-02-07|website=LExpress.fr|language=fr|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref name=”AP”/> It carries a 600 or 700 kg warhead and has a CEP (circular error of probability) of 5 meters. The missile can attain the speed of Mach 7 (8,643 km/h).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dezful Short-Range Ballistic Missile {{!}} MilitaryToday.com |url=https://www.militarytoday.com/missiles/dezful.htm |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.militarytoday.com}}</ref> Brigadier General [[Amir Ali Hajizadeh]] said this is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model, that had a range of 700 kilometers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/02/07/iran-defzul-ballistic-missile/|title=Iran unveils new Dezful ballistic missile|date=2019-02-07|website=The Defense Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-08|quote=The surface-to-surface missile – called Dezful – is an upgrade on the older [[Zolfaghar (missile)|Zolfaghar model]] that had a range of 700 km (435 miles), aerospace commander Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said.}}</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==
Type of medium range ballistic missile
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Dezful (Persian: دزفول) is a medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by Iran and unveiled in February 2019 in an underground missile factory.[1] The Iranian armed forces said that the missile has a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).[2][1] It carries a 600 or 700 kg warhead and has a CEP (circular error of probability) of 5 meters. The missile can attain the speed of Mach 7 (8,643 km/h).[3] Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said this is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model, that had a range of 700 kilometers.[4]
