Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatens that missiles ‘can easily reach’ US ships in Gulf

A handout picture made available by the Iranian Army office reportedly shows a Sayad missile fired from the Talash missile system during an air defence drill at an undisclosed location in Iran on Nov. 5, 2018. (File/AFP)

• Iran-US tensions have escalated, with increasing concern about a potential conflict
• Washington has ratcheted up sanctions and political pressure on Tehran and built up the US military presence in the region

DUBAI: A deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said even short-range Iranian missiles could reach US warships in the Gulf, adding that the United States could not afford a new war, the semi-official news agency Fars reported on Friday.
Iran-US tensions have escalated, with increasing concern about a potential conflict as Washington has ratcheted up sanctions and political pressure on Tehran and built up the US military presence in the region.
“Even our short-range missiles can easily reach (US) warships in the Gulf,” Mohammad Saleh Jokar, the Guard’s deputy for parliamentary affairs, was quoted by Fars as saying.