Iran Has Likely Carried Out an Undeclared Missile Test, Satellite Photos Analyzed By the AP Show

September 25, 2025

Author: 

Jon Gambrell

Publication: 

Associated Press

Iran likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Semnan Province on September 18, according to satellite imagery and Iranian social media videos analyzed by the Associated Press. An Iranian member of parliament claimed that the country had tested an "intercontinental-range" missile. Iran has previously used the same location to launch space-launch vehicles (SLVs) which share certain characteristics with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).