Profile
- Type
- Road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile
- Conflict side
- Iran
- Origin
- Iran
- Service note
- Unveiled in 2019; displayed and reported in Iranian service from the late 2010s onward
Artillery
Dezful
Dezful is an Iranian solid-fuel ballistic missile in the Fateh/Zolfaghar family, presented by the IRGC in 2019 as a longer-ranged Zolfaghar derivative able to reach about 1,000 km. It is cataloged here for its role in Iran's regional missile force and for a March 2026 IRGC claim that Dezful missiles were used in strikes on U.S. facilities in the Gulf.
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Service History
- In service
- 2019-present
- Used by
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
- Wars
- United States-Iran Conflict
Production History
- Designer
- Iranian defense industry
- Designed
- Unveiled in February 2019
- Built in
- Iran
- Unit cost
- Not publicly reported
- Produced
- Underground production facility announced at the 2019 unveiling
- Number built
- Not publicly reported
- Variants
- Zolfaghar family, Haj Qasem / Qasem longer-range derivative
- Developed from
- Zolfaghar
Specifications
- Class
- Medium-range ballistic missile in CSIS classification; listed as SRBM by Iran Watch
- Range
- About 1,000 km
- Payload
- Iran Watch estimates 450-600 kg; CSIS lists a 500+ kg high-explosive or submunition warhead class for the Zolfaghar/Dezful family
- Propulsion
- Single-stage solid propellant
- Diameter
- About 0.6 m for Zolfaghar and Dezful according to CSIS
- Accuracy
- Iran Watch lists an estimated 10-30 m CEP
Conflict Usage
- United States-Iran Conflict
- Side: IranRole: Claimed missile strikes on regional U.S. bases
Iranian state media reported an IRGC statement claiming Dezful missiles were among the Fateh-family weapons fired at U.S. military facilities at Al Dhafra, Juffair, and Sheikh Isa during a March 2026 strike wave; the available direct source is a belligerent claim rather than independent battle-damage confirmation.
Dezful Images
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Zolfaghar (Dezful, Qasem)Publisher: CSIS Missile Defense Project | Note: Supports Dezful background as a Zolfaghar/Fateh-family ballistic missile, range, propulsion, diameter, warhead class, and operational status context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Table of Iran's Missile ArsenalPublisher: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control / Iran Watch | Note: Supports Dezful range, payload estimate, solid-fuel propulsion, estimated CEP, and deployed status. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Iran unveils new Dezful ballistic missilePublisher: The Defense Post | Note: Supports the 2019 IRGC unveiling, claimed 1,000 km range, Zolfaghar derivative background, and underground production-facility context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Fresh wave of IRGC missile strikes hit Israeli, US targetsPublisher: Press TV | Note: Direct belligerent-source report of an IRGC statement claiming Dezful missiles were used against U.S. facilities during the United States-Iran Conflict. | Accessed: 2026-06-202019 Sacred Defence Week parade (1148).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the primary Dezful missile image; the file is sourced to Mehr News Agency and listed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Eqtedar 40 defence exhibition (129).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the gallery image; the file is sourced to Fars Media Corporation and listed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20