Mohammad Akraminia, spokesman for the Islamic Republic's Army, said on Sunday, 4 October 2026, that the force plans to increase the range and speed of its missiles. According to him, US forces are now deployed up to 1,000 kilometres from Iran's coast, and the army wants its missiles to reach that distance.
According to Mehr News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Propagation Organisation, Akraminia claimed that the missiles the army used in the war performed well and were effective. He said the upgrade covers all of the army's missiles and that significant progress has been made in increasing their speed and accuracy. According to Voice of America, he described these changes as the result of lessons from the “40-day war” and said future generations of missiles will have greater capabilities. These claims have not been confirmed by any independent source.
The distance US forces have taken
According to Voice of America, US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain are about 500 to 600 kilometres from Iran, but the army spokesman says US forces are now operating up to 1,000 kilometres from Iran's coast. Voice of America also noted that the Tomahawk cruise missiles used by the United States have a range of about 2,500 kilometres.
The army spokesman says the missiles must be able to reach US forces, which are now deployed up to 1,000 kilometres from Iran's coast.
In the shadow of threats to resume the war
These remarks come as tension between the Islamic Republic and the United States has risen again. Last week Washington sent its third aircraft carrier to the region. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Islamic Republic's parliament, also said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until Tehran's conditions are met. According to Voice of America, Israel's energy minister had earlier warned that if the Islamic Republic resumes its nuclear or missile programme, Israel will strike again, even if a new agreement has been signed with the United States.
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