Media: Israel and US Discussed Shahab Missile Production

A former manager of the missile group at Iran’s Defense Industries Organization said in a report that plans and cooperation to build a long-range missile under the satellite-launch program were underway, but that the program was halted due to opposition from the General Staff, and that he was dismissed for the same reason. He also stated that the newly tested missile is a modified version of the Shahab missiles with a range of 1,500 kilometers. Meanwhile, media reports said that Qatar has blocked Israel’s deal with Volkswagen to produce Iron Dome missiles.

• A former manager of the missile group at Iran’s Defense Industries Organization presented a report on plans and cooperation to build a long-range missile under the satellite-launch program.
• The former manager said that the long-range missile project was halted due to opposition from the General Staff.
• He was dismissed from his post because of the General Staff’s opposition to the long-range missile project.
• The former manager of the missile group at Iran’s Defense Industries Organization said that the newly tested missile is a modified version of the Shahab missiles.
• The newly tested missile has a range of 1,500 kilometers.
• Israel and the United States have stirred up a commotion in response to the development of the Shahab missile.
• The former manager now works in the Ministry of Oil, turbine manufacturing industries, and other sectors.
• He considers his current activities strategic and is satisfied with them.
• Mr. Habibollah Mohammadian, the imam of Tehran’s Abuzar Mosque and former Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, requested help to build a school next to his mosque.
• Mr. Mohammadian said that in scholarly and revolutionary circles, there is a serious belief that no one other than Ayatollah Ali Khamenei can restore order to the country’s situation.
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded to Mr. Mohammadian by saying that there is no shortage of capable people and that another person should be trusted to bring order to the country’s situation.
• Media reports said that Qatar has blocked Israel’s deal with Volkswagen to produce Iron Dome missiles.. Coverage difference: The East media outlet focused on statements by a former manager of the missile group at Iran’s Defense Industries Organization about the Shahab missile’s development and the reactions of Israel and the United States to it. It also referred to Mr. Habibollah Mohammadian’s request for help from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his response. By contrast, TASS only covered Qatar’s blocking of Israel’s deal with Volkswagen to produce Iron Dome missiles and made no mention of the topics raised by East.