Iran reportedly uses vertical-launch missiles for the first time

Iran has launched missiles in recent days that lift off vertically and disappear into the sky before heading toward their targets, according to military observers cited by the Telegram channel “Free Iran.”

Experts believe this marks the first deployment of Iran’s hypersonic Fattah (also known as Fateh or Fath) missile or upgraded versions of its Sejjil and Kheibar ballistic missiles.

The missiles reportedly ascend vertically into the upper layers of the atmosphere before striking their targets with high speed and precision.