Iran has successfully tested its own intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, which could reach as far as the U.S.

 Iran has successfully tested its own intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, which could reach as far as the U.S.

The Iranian missile is a Khorramshahr-5:
• its range is up to 12,000 km;
• speed up to Mach 16 (over 5 km/s),
• warhead up to 2 tons.

Analysts add: such a missile only makes sense as a nuclear carrier, because hitting the US with a conventional warhead is too expensive and ineffective.