Iran has not yet tested or deployed a missile capable of striking the United States, but continues to hone longer-range missile technologies under the auspices of its space-launch program. and partner military forces in the region. Such developments have made Iran’s missile forces a potent tool for Iranian power projection and a credible threat to U.S. For the past decade, Iran has invested significantly to improve these weapons’ precision and lethality. Iran possesses the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the Middle East, with thousands of ballistic and cruise missiles, some capable of striking as far as Israel and southeast Europe.
