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What is Sejjil?

Iran is escalating its war potentials: For the first time since the start of this war since 28 February, it fired its Sejjil supersonic ballistic missile towards Israel according to Iranian State TV.

Sejjil is a long-range, solid-fueled ballistic missile. It takes off within minutes and reaches its targets at speed exceeding Mach 12, at a blink of an eye.

The launch of the Sejjil is significant. Its launch Sunday was part of Iran’s 54th wave of Operation True Promise. The missile carries a heavy warhead weighing approximately 1,000 kg of high explosives and is designed to destroy strategic and fortified targets.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.