India, June 18 -- Iran claimed to launch hypersonic missiles called Fattah-1 at Israel in the overnight strikes on Wednesday. This action came after the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, launched a battle cry, calling for showing 'no mercy' toward Israel.

Although this was the first time that these missiles were used in the ongoing episode of conflict between the two countries, it was not the first time that Iran used Fattah-1 missiles. Before yesterday's strikes, Fattah-1 missiles had been launched at Jerusalem during Iran's attack on Israel on October 1, 2024.

The Fattah-1 is Iran's first hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile, developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.Hypersonic missiles move at f...