Haj Qassem

Conflict Usage

Israel-Iran Conflict

Side: IranRole: Medium-range ballistic missile strikeprecision firesdeep strike

Iranian state-linked reporting claimed the Haj Qasem missile was launched during attacks on Israel, including strikes described as targeting Beit Shemesh, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem; outside reporting treated the claim as Iranian-reported use rather than independently verified battle-damage attribution.

United States-Iran Conflict

Side: IranRole: Ballistic missile strike against U.S. regional basesprecision firesdeep strike

Iranian reporting cited by Xinhua and Times of India said the IRGC used Haj Qasem missiles in a barrage that also claimed U.S. military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Iraq as targets; the entry records the claimed system use, not an independently confirmed impact by this missile type.

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ArtilleryNorth Korean KN-23 / KN-24Road-mobile short-range ballistic missile familyThe KN-23 and KN-24 are North Korean solid-fuel short-range ballistic missiles associated with the Hwasong-11 family. The KN-23 is a quasi-ballistic, Iskander-like system with an estimated range up to about 690 km, while the KN-24 is an ATACMS-like tactical ballistic missile assessed around 410 km. Their appearance in Russian strikes against Ukraine made them a documented example of North Korean missile proliferation into a high-intensity European war.

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