Fattah-1 is Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force medium-range ballistic missile, first announced in November 2022 and publicly unveiled in June 2023. Tehran says the solid-fuel weapon can reach about 1,400 kilometers and maneuver during reentry, while outside analysts describe it more cautiously as a maneuvering MRBM rather than a proven hypersonic glide weapon.
In the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it used Fattah-1 missiles in the eleventh wave of Operation True Promise III against Israel on June 18, 2025; independent reporting treated the missile identification and hypersonic-performance claims as attribution-bound.
Role detailsFattah-1 sits in a classification gap. Iran markets it as a hypersonic missile, but the more conservative public reading is a medium-range ballistic missile with a maneuverable reentry vehicle and several performance claims that remain attribution-bound.
IISS describes the strongest public case as an MRBM/MaRV configuration rather than a proven hypersonic glide vehicle.
Iranian and news reporting repeat a 1,400 km range and Mach 13-15 speed claim, while AP and other reporting note the hypersonic label is contested.
Iran Watch lists Fattah-1 as deployed and Fattah-2 as a displayed follow-on system, with different maneuvering reentry-vehicle descriptions.
Fattah-family designations are close enough to confuse with unrelated Fateh/Fatah names; this page covers Iran's Fattah-1 MRBM and treats Fattah-2 as an unlinked later Fattah-family display.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fattah-2 | Displayed later Fattah-family missile | Iran Watch lists Fattah-2 separately with a 1,500 km range and liquid-fuel MaRV, while Janes and FDD reporting describe it as a later displayed system rather than a proven operational Fattah-1 replacement. Sources: Table of Iran's Missile Arsenal, Iran unveils Fattah-2 hypersonic cruise missile, Fattah 2: Why is Iran showcasing an untested, 'hypersonic' missile? |
Reuters reported that Tasnim quoted the IRGC aerospace commander saying Iran had built an advanced hypersonic ballistic missile during a ceremony on 10 November 2022.
Sources: Iran says it has built hypersonic ballistic missile -Tasnim
Iran publicly unveiled Fattah in Tehran and repeated the claim that the missile could reach about 1,400 km.
Sources: Fattah: Iran unveils its first hypersonic missile, Removing the hype from Iran's 'hypersonic' conqueror
Iran displayed Fattah-2 as a later Fattah-family missile; outside reporting treated it cautiously and did not establish Fattah-1 as a proven hypersonic glide weapon.
Sources: Iran unveils Fattah-2 hypersonic cruise missile, Fattah 2: Why is Iran showcasing an untested, 'hypersonic' missile?
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it fired Fattah-1 missiles at Israel during the June 18 overnight attacks in the Israel-Iran conflict.
Sources: Explainer: What makes Iran's Fattah hypersonic missile - used in Op. True Promise III - lethal, Why hypersonic missiles are stirring fears in the conflict between Israel and Iran, Iran says it fired hypersonic missiles at Israel, after Israel strikes Tehran
