Iran says it will escalate missile attacks, only using warheads weighing more than a ton

Iran is planning to escalate its missile attacks and from now on will only launch missiles with warheads weighing more than a ton, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force said Monday.

“From now on, no missile with a warhead lighter than one ton will be fired,” Brig. Gen. Majid Mousavi wrote in a post on X on Monday.

He said the “wavelength” of launches and their intensity and range would also increase.

The warning came as the IRGC announced new missile launches hours after Iran named its new supreme leader. Video published by the IRGC shows what it says is the launch of Khorramshahr, Fatah, Khyber and Qadr missiles.