IRAN is feared to be on the verge of unleashing its terrifying arsenal of hypersonic missiles and fanatical troops into Israel.
The shadowy Middle Eastern nation has one of the most lethal rocket collections in the world – as well as a warped terrorist army.
AP:Associated PressIranian army troops march during a parade marking National Army Day[/caption]
EPAAn Iranian long range missile Shahab-3 blasts off at an unknown location in Iran[/caption]
GettyAn anti-aircraft missile and an anti-aircraft missile system at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps National Aerospace Park[/caption]
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Fears are mounting an all-out war could break out after Iran threatened to take “pre-emptive action” against Israel.
It could lead to devastating consequences for Israelis as Iran has a selection of brutal missiles up its sleeve and hundreds of thousands of troops ready to fight.
Iran has 575,000-strong army, and also has 350,000 reservists ready to draft in at any moment, figures from Global Fire Power reveal.
Among Iran’s military might is the twisted terrorist army known as the Revolutionary Guard.
The shady force has been brainwashed into having a deep and violent hatred of the West, Christians and Jews, researchers previously told The Sun.
Iran is also known to have a sprawling network of terrorist sleeper cells, watched over by the fanatical Revolutionary Guard.
Many of its tendrils are in the Middle East and have even spread to Europe and the US, ready to strike on order from the very top of Tehran.
All are overseen by the military group known as the Quds Force, which is up to 20,000 strong and understood to be responsible for supporting and training proxy groups worldwide.
Meanwhile, Iran also has at least 4,071 tanks, 541 planes and helicopters and 19 submarines at its disposal.
But its most terrifying asset is its missile arsenal.
This year, Iran unveiled its first ever hypersonic ballistic missile.
Dubbed “Fattah”, the 3,800mph rocket was revealed by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards at a grand ceremony attended by President Ebrahim Rahisi in June.
Tehran claims the new instrument of death can breach even the most high-tech of air defences by travelling five times the speed of sound.
Iranian state media said Fattah – meaning “Victory” – can target “the enemy’s advanced anti-missile systems and is a big generational leap in the field of missiles”.
General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards aerospace wing, claimed the rocket “can manoeuvre in and out of the atmosphere”.
Iran also this year showcased a long-range ballistic missile with a range of 1,242 miles.
The Kheybar precision-guided missile – the latest in Iran’s longest-range Khorramshahr line of missiles – can reportedly be launched in less than 12 minutes.
Despite international sanctions, Tehran has been able to develop a sizeable weapons industry capable of exporting military kits to allies like Russia, which it has denied doing.
And just last year, Tehran boasted it had added a new “Khaibar-buster” that can strike US bases to its impressive arsenal.
It has a reported 900-mile range and can defeat missile shield systems.
The name “Khaibar-buster” is a chilling reference to a Jewish castle overrun by Muslim warriors in the early days of Islam.
One of Iran’s most renowned missiles is the Shahab 3 surface-to-surface missile.
The Shahab, known as the “Shooting Star”, is understood to be able to launch explosive chemical warheads of up to 186 miles.
It has been claimed Iranian officials purchased the missiles from North Korea, who constructed the weapon solely to blast the United States from the Korean Peninsula.
Iran is feared to be preparing its arsenal for battle in Israel as it warned an invasion into Gaza would open the “gates of hell”.
Hamas terrorists stormed over the border on October 7 and killed more than 1,400 people – most of them civilians.
Israel retaliated by blasting Gaza with non-stop airstrikes that have wiped out entire neighbourhoods and killed nearly 3,000 people – and the military are now preparing for a ground invasion.
But Tehran has repeatedly warned that a ground assault on Gaza would be met with a response from other fronts.
Amirabdollahian warned of imminent “pre-emptive action” against Israel “in the coming hours”.
He told state TV: “The possibility of pre-emptive action by the resistance front is expected in the coming hours.
“Leaders of the resistance will not allow the Zionist regime to take any action in Gaza.
“All options are open and we cannot be indifferent to the war crimes committed against the people of Gaza.”
The foreign minister previously warned “Iran cannot stand idly by and watch this situation unfold”.
The so-called “resistance front” is understood to refer to the alliance between Iran, Palestinian militant groups, Syria, Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah and other factions.
Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging fire across the Lebanese-Israeli border for days as tensions skyrocket in the region and people brave for a spiralling conflict.
AFPMasked Iranian special forces march during the Army Day parade in Tehran[/caption]
AFPLong-range Shahab-3 missile is displayed during a military parade[/caption]
TwitterIranian state media released pictures of the hypersonic missile dubbed ‘Fattah’ earlier this year[/caption]
EPATehran also this year unveiled its latest missile known as the ‘Khaibar-buster’[/caption]
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