Missile Kheibar Shekan

The Kheibar Shekan (Persian: خیبرشکن, also transliterated Kheybar Shekan or Kheibarshekan) is an Iranian solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile of the Fateh-110 family. Its name means "fortress breaker" and refers to the Muslim conquest of Khaybar in 628 CE. The missile was unveiled in February 2022 at a ceremony marking the 43rd anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, attended by Iranian military commanders.

The missile uses a solid-propellant motor. Motor casting takes place at the Shahroud missile facility in Semnan Province. The airframe uses the same composite materials as the Raad-500 missile. Iran states that the Kheibar Shekan is lighter than comparable missiles but has not named the systems used for comparison. Its reduced size allows more rounds to be stored in the limited space of underground missile bases. Official dimensions have not been disclosed.

The missile carries a high-explosive warhead in a tri-conic reentry vehicle. This configuration maintains stability during reentry. The reentry vehicle can maneuver in the terminal phase to evade air defenses. According to Iranian state media, maneuverability was increased through engineering compromises that raised aerodynamic drag. Some variants have a warhead section fitted with a small engine that adjusts trajectory during terminal flight. Iran claimed this capability when the missile was introduced in 2022. Impact velocity is estimated at Mach 2–3.

According to IRNA, the missile is compatible with a range of launchers. The launcher shown in service is mounted on a 10-wheel commercial truck chassis and can be disguised as a civilian vehicle.

The Kheibar Shekan is operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. Iran is believed to have supplied the missile to the Houthis in Yemen. At a parade on 21 September 2022, the Houthis displayed a missile designated "Hatim" that resembles the Kheibar Shekan.

The missile was first used in combat on 15 January 2024. The IRGC fired four Kheibar Shekan missiles from near Darkhoveyn in southern Khuzestan at a reported Islamic State target in Idlib governorate, northwestern Syria. Tehran described it as its longest-range missile strike to date.

On 1 October 2024, Kheibar Shekan missiles were reportedly among the 181 ballistic missiles Iran launched at Israel. The attack followed the killings of Hezbollah's secretary-general and a senior IRGC commander in Beirut on 27 September. In its retaliatory strikes on 26 October 2024, Israel hit several Iranian facilities used to produce and store solid propellant for the missile. The Kheibar Shekan was also employed during the Twelve-Day War.

The missile has been used throughout the 2026 Iran war. It was likely used in the 17 July 2026 attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which killed three US servicemembers. According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran fired the missile in combined attacks that mixed flight paths, maneuvers, and speeds to confuse air defense systems. The newspaper reported that Iranian employment tactics changed over the course of the war and that some missiles evaded US defenses. It described the Kheibar Shekan as the workhorse of Iran's ballistic missile force.