[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E142-E143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          IRAN UNVEILS MISSILE

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 11, 2022

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, the clearest revelation 
of Iran with duplicitous intent in the insane nuclear agreement 
discussions is uninterrupted missile development designed for nuclear 
attacks on Israel and the United States.
  The murderous boasting of capabilities is confirmed by a Reuters 
report by Parisa Hafezi published by February 9, 2022. While 
negotiators blather with meaningless deadlines, the delivery systems 
continue unabated.
  It is crucial we stand with Saudi Arabia and our Arab Gulf partners.
  I appreciate the efforts of the America Israel Public Affairs 
Committee (AIPAC) to alert the American people of the growing threats. 
President Betsy Korn and South Carolina Midlands coordinator Dr. David 
Kulbersh are crucial for raising the alarm over Iran's murderous 
intent. I am also confident the venerated American Jewish Congress led 
by Jack Rosen will raise awareness of the growing threat.

                      [From Reuters, Feb. 9, 2022]

     Iran Unveils Long-Range Missile as Vienna Nuclear Talks Resume

                           (By Parisa Hafezi)

       Dubai.--Iran unveiled a new domestically-made missile with 
     a range of 1,450 kilometers on Wednesday, state TV reported, 
     a day after Tehran and Washington resumed indirect talks to 
     salvage a 2015 nuclear deal.
       Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programmes in 
     the Middle East, says its ballistic missiles have a range of 
     up to 2,000 km (1,200 miles) and are capable of reaching its 
     arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in the region.
       State TV displayed the new surface-to-surface ``Kheibar 
     Shekan'' (Kheibar buster) missile, which refers to an ancient 
     Jewish oasis called Kheibar in the Arabian Peninsula's Hijaz 
     region that was overrun by Muslim warriors in the 7th 
     century.
       ``This long-range missile is domestically manufactured by 
     the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). . . . It has high accuracy 
     and is propelled by solid fuel and is capable of penetrating 
     missile shields,'' Iranian state media reported.
       Tehran regards its missile programme as an important 
     deterrent against the United States, Israel and other 
     adversaries. It has rejected Western demands to halt its 
     ballistic missile work.
       ``Iran will continue advancing its ballistic missile 
     programme,'' Iran's armed forces chief of staff Major General 
     Mohammad Bagheri told a ceremony at an IRGC base

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     where the new missile was displayed, Iranian media reported.

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