Ghadr-380
Iranian ballistic missile used by the IRGC to strike US and Israeli targets.
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Did Iran's Ghadr-380 actually hit a US warship in the Indian Ocean?
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- What is the Ghadr-380 missile?
- The Ghadr-380 is an Iranian medium-range Ballistic missile with a range of approximately 2,000 kilometres, derived from the Shahab-3 family. It carries a separating warhead and has been used by the IRGC in strikes against US and Israeli targets.Source: IRGC
- Did Iran hit a US warship with the Ghadr-380?
- The IRGC claimed it struck a US destroyer in the Indian Ocean using Ghadr-380 Ballistic Missiles, alleging widespread fires on the vessel and an accompanying tanker. The Pentagon neither confirmed nor denied damage to any US ship.Source: IRGC / Pentagon
- What is the range of the Ghadr-380?
- The Ghadr-380 has a claimed range of approximately 2,000 kilometres, sufficient to reach US bases in the Gulf and Arabian Sea from Iranian territory.Source: IRGC
- How does the Ghadr-380 compare to the Khorramshahr missile?
- The Ghadr-380 is optimised for range (2,000 km) while the Khorramshahr is a heavier MRBM with a larger warhead payload. Both have been deployed in the same IRGC strike waves against Israel.Source: IRGC
- What is Operation True Promise 4?
- Operation True Promise 4 is the IRGC's retaliatory campaign against Israel and US assets. Ghadr-380 missiles were used in the 61st wave, targeting the Tel Aviv area alongside Khorramshahr-4 and Kheibar Shekan projectiles.Source: IRGC
Background
The Ghadr-380 is a medium-range Ballistic missile derived from the Shahab-3/Nodong family, developed by Iran and first unveiled in 2014. It represents a significant upgrade over earlier Shahab variants: improved accuracy, a separating warhead, and a range of 2,000 kilometres, sufficient to reach US regional bases from Iranian territory without crossing adversary airspace.
The Ghadr-380 entered the Iran conflict as a long-range strike weapon when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it struck a US destroyer in the Indian Ocean alongside Talaeieh Cruise Missiles, alleging widespread fires on the vessel and an accompanying tanker — a claim the Pentagon neither confirmed nor denied. Subsequently, Ghadr multiple-warhead variants were deployed in the 61st wave of Operation True Promise 4, targeting the Tel Aviv area alongside Khorramshahr and Kheibarshekan projectiles.
The Ghadr-380 sits at the centre of Iran's deterrence calculus: capable enough to threaten US carrier groups and Gulf bases, yet deniable enough to avoid triggering an immediate preemptive response. Its claimed use against a US Navy vessel would mark the first confirmed missile hit on an American warship in modern warfare, a threshold that would transform the conflict's legal and strategic character.
