Kheibar (missile)

The Khorramshahr-4 is named after Khorramshahr, an Iranian city that was the scene of heavy fighting - known as the Battle of Khorramshahr - during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s. The missile is also called Khaybar, after a mostly Jewish fortress conquered by Muslims in the 7th century during the Battle of Khaybar in Arabia. ^[3]

IRGC announced the firing of Kheibar missiles in the tenth wave of Operation True Promise 4 during the US-Israeli war with Iran.^[8] According to Iran, the 22nd wave of "Operation True Promise" began with the mass firing of Kheiber and Fattah missiles with the code "O Hussein bin Ali (AS)".^[9]

CNN Turk, while showcasing the new version of the Khorramshahr 4 missile, stated that this missile and other missiles possessed by Iran could cause serious damage to American warships.^[10]