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Iran has unveiled bold new claims about its missile capabilities — including a so-called “800-bomb” strike potential that could overwhelm even the most advanced Western air defence systems. Iranian officials pointed to systems like the Sejjil and the controversial “Rastakhiz” concept, suggesting the ability to deploy multiple sub-munitions or warheads in a single launch.

These claims have triggered alarm across Washington and Tel Aviv, especially amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing regional conflict. Could systems like THAAD, Patriot missile system, and Iron Dome withstand a saturation-style missile attack?

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00:10Iran just made a claim that silenced every defense analyst on the planet. One missile,
00:17one single launch, 800 bombs raining down simultaneously. And if that wasn't enough,
00:24they called 16 of these missiles the equivalent of a nuclear weapon. First, meet the Sejil missile,
00:31and this one is real. This is not propaganda. Iran's Sejil is a two-stage solid-fuel ballistic
00:39missile, and solid fuel matters because it means Iran can launch it fast. No hours-long fueling
00:46process, no warning, just fire. Its confirmed range is around 2,000 kilometers. That puts Israel in
00:54range. It puts U.S. bases across the Gulf in range, parts of southeastern Europe in range.
01:00Now, here's where it gets stranger. Iran also unveiled something called the Rastaschis missile,
01:07and the claims around this one are extraordinary. They say it carries a dual warhead, one conventional
01:14explosive payload, and one designed to create an electromagnetic pulse, an EMP, a burst that fries
01:22electronics, knocks out power grids, disables radar, kills air defenses before the bombs even land.
01:29Iran claims this EMP can affect an area of 80 square kilometers in a single strike. No electronics,
01:37no communications, no defense systems. Then, the second wave hits. Iran claims their missiles can
01:44split mid-flight into 80 separate warheads each, like a missile that becomes 80 missiles. You fire 10,
01:52that's 800 bombs hitting simultaneously from different angles, different altitudes, different
01:58trajectories. Iran's logic? No defense system on Earth can track and intercept 800 incoming threats at once.
02:06And on paper, that mass is terrifying. But here's what they are not telling you. Those 80 warheads are
02:14sub-munitions, small bomblets. Each one carries a fraction of the destructive power of a full warhead.
02:21They're area-effect weapons, not precision killers. And the technology to independently guide 80 separate
02:28warheads to 80 separate targets? What's called MIRV capability? That belongs to nuclear superpowers.
02:35Russia. America. China. According to defense analysts at CSIS and IISS, Iran does not yet have confirmed
02:44operational MIRV capability. What they have is cluster munitions. Dangerous, yes. Nuclear equivalent? No.
02:52So, can THAAD, Patriot, and Israel's aero system stop all of this? Partially, yes. These systems have real,
03:00combat-tested intercept records against Iranian and Syrian origin missiles. But no defense is perfect
03:07against a saturation attack. Iran's actual strategy isn't one magic super-missile. It's numbers.
03:14Thousands of missiles, drones, cruise missiles, all launched together. Overwhelming radar,
03:20overwhelming interceptors. Here's the bottom line. Iran's missile program is real, it is advancing,
03:27and it is one of the most capable in the region. The Sajil is a genuine threat. The EMP claims
03:34on the
03:34Rastaschis deserve watching. But 800 nuclear-equivalent bombs from one launch? That is deterrence theater,
03:41designed to make enemies hesitate, allies worry. And right now, with the Strait of Hormuz already tense,
03:48and Project Freedom already paused, Iran knows exactly what it is doing.
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