#Iran ups the stakes by unveiling "highly destructive" new missiles ...

Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami unveiled the Hoveizeh missile on Sunday (Image: GETTY)

We did not have coast-to-sea missiles before the Islamic Revolution in Iran but today the range of our missiles has increased to 300km and it will increase in the near future

Rear Admiral Mahmoud Moussavi

Rear Admiral Mahmoud Moussavi, the Islamic Republic’s Deputy Commander for Operations said the various missile systems were aimed at bolstering the country’s deterrence. Mr Moussavi struck a bullish tone as he described lauded the deployment of the Iranian Naval forces in the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea and in international waters, according to the state-run Fars News Agency. Speaking in Tehran yesterday, he said: "We did not have coast-to-sea missiles before the Islamic Revolution in Iran but today the range of our missiles has increased to 300km and it will increase in the near future.”

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On Saturday, Iran revealed its newly developed long-range cruise missile, named Hoveizeh, with Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami saying: "The range of Hoveizeh missile is over 1,350km and it is good for targeting ground targets.”

Mr Hatami said Hoveizeh was a “highly destructive” rapid reaction missile capable of flying at low altitudes.

He added: “Hoveizeh ground-to-ground cruise missile has been test-fired in a 1,200-km range and it managed to precisely hit the specified target.”

On Sunday, Iran unveiled a new generation of missiles with guided warheads named Khorramshahr 2, which can be controlled until hitting the target, and which can carry warheads weighing nearly two tons.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers his presentation last year (Image: GETTY)

The warheads had previously been

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