Iran's Missile Cap Died With Khamenei, Putting Europe Within Reach

Iran for yearsmaintainedthat it had capped its ballistic missile range at 2,000 kilometers. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's then-supreme leader, said in 2021 that he had imposed the limit despite protests from military figures, framing it as a deliberate choice. That choice, according to Iranian military officials, was a signal to Europe that it was not in Iran's crosshairs.