For five to seven years, Iran has achieved significant progress in the program of the development of ballistic missiles and drone, the head of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, General Kenneth McCenzi, said.
Mackenzie said that Iran “achieved significant, high-quality improvements” rockets. In addition, their number has increased – “the numbers depend on how you decide to consider weapons, but it is a little less than 3 thousand (missiles) of various radius.” According to the general, “their accuracy has become much higher than before.”
Also, Iran is investing “Significant funds in the winged missiles for terrestrial targets” and the UAV program, which also achieved significant success. Mackenzie explained that it is about “relatively new developments”, which was conducted in the last five years “or so.” “Sometimes it takes time so that it becomes known to us, our analysts,” – leads his words TASS.
Regarding the “Iranian nuclear program” McCenzie said that Tehran “still did not do anything irreversible.”