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The Zolfaqar at War
Arms Control Wonk
English - June 27, 2017 20:02 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsNews Education missiles nonproliferation treaties armscontrol disarmament nuclearweapons nukes treaty Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Iran fired a number of ballistic missiles, including the new solid Zolfaqar missiles, from bases in Kermanshah and Kurdistan against at least two ISIS targets in Mayadin in eastern Syria.
Aaron and Jeffrey discuss using open source information to identify the launch points and impact points, and what the launches tell us about Iran's growing missile program.
Links of Note:
Early analysis of the Zolfaqar by Jane's.
If you're interested in the Shahed-129 drone mentioned.
Jeffrey tweeted a bunch about tracking down the launch and impact sites.