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IRGC Confirms Khorramshahr-4 Missile Test After Luminous Object Seen Over Tehran

Dec 7, 2024, 05:56 AM

Residents in several Iranian cities, including Tehran, Karaj, Arak, Shahryar, and Shahroud, reported seeing a luminous object in the sky around 6:20 am on Saturday, December 7. Videos and images circulated showing the bright object and white smoke trailing from it. Some citizens claimed it was a missile, possibly the Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile or an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), confirmed that the object was part of a routine field test conducted by the IRGC.