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Iran claims to have built hypersonic missile able to fly at 15 times the speed of sound

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61% : Iran described the Fattah as being able to reach Mach 15 -- which is 15 times the speed of sound.
55% : Iran claimed Tuesday to have developed a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound, adding a new weapon to its arsenal as tensions remain high with the U.S. over Tehran's nuclear program.
44% : The new missile -- called Fattah, or "Conqueror" in Farsi -- was unveiled even as Iran said it would reopen diplomatic posts in Saudi Arabia after reaching a detente with the oil-rich kingdom following years of conflict.
44% : In November, Hajizadeh initially claimed that Iran had developed a hypersonic missile, without offering evidence to support it.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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