Iran unveils 'Fatah', the first hypersonic missile capable of evading "all anti-missile defenses"

Iran unveiled Tuesday 'Fatah', the first hypersonic missile capable of evading "all anti-missile defenses." The weapon, whose name translated into English is "conqueror," has a range of 870 miles and is capable of traveling at Mach 5, the equivalent of fifteen times the speed of sound.

The missile was unveiled at an event in Tehran attended by the country's president, Ebrahim Raisi, and the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hossein Salami:

During the weapon's unveiling, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force, called 'Fatah' "a great leap" for the country's defensive capabilities:

The general also stressed that the weapon is capable of circumventing U.S. weapons systems. "It can bypass the most advanced anti-ballistic missile systems of the United States and the Zionist regime, including Israel's Iron Dome," he said.

The announcement came in the midst of the country's ongoing tensions with the United States and Europe over Tehran's nuclear program. Both powers were against the development of the defensive missile program. However, the Islamic Republic, far from stopping its arms advances, assured that it will increase them in order to develop more 'Fatah'-like high-range missiles.