Iran shows off hypersonic missile it claims can travel 15 times speed of sound

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Iran claims it has created a hypersonic missile capable of travelling at 15 times the speed of sound.
48% : The new development in Iran-Russia relations will have 'dire consequences for years of thawing of relations between US and Iran,' according to a security expert.
44% : In November, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh of the Revolutionary Guard claimed Iran had created a hypersonic missile, without offering evidence to support it.
36% : US officials have said Iran is considering selling hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia but Washington did not yet have evidence a deal was reached.
35% : This comes after Pentagon officials said they believe Iran supplied Russian forces 400 advanced attack drones, many of which have been used to allegedly bomb Ukrainian targets.
34% : It comes shortly after Iran and Russia teamed up in a potentially lethal military pact ( Image: AP)
34% : Meanwhile, Tehran and Russia have joined forces, creating a potentially lethal military pact that could have "dire consequences" for the US, a security expert told The Mirror in May. Iran and Russia's potential lethal pact over the war in Ukraine could have 'dire consequences' for the US, a security expert has warned.
31% : Iran claimed the missile can swerve any defence system, which is highly unlikely ( Image: AFP via Getty Images)

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