Iran has shown an NHK crew what it claims were the types of weapons used in its massive missile and drone attack launched toward Israel earlier this month.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps allowed the crew to access a facility in a Tehran suburb on Thursday, where domestically produced missiles and drones were displayed.
Brigadier General Ali Balali, who heads the facility, said weapons used in the attack included the Emad ballistic missile, the Paveh cruise missile and the Shahed-136 suicide drone.
The Emad has a range of 1,700 kilometers, while the Shahed-136 can reportedly travel more than 2,000 kilometers.
Balali said that Iran adopted a limited strategy for the attack and did not use its latest missile to prevent the situation from escalating. He said Iran's strategy was to create deterrence to discourage Israel from attacking any Iranian territory.
The long-time missile scientist warned that Israel would see a much more terrifying scene it cannot even imagine if it engages in a full-scale war with Iran.
Balali stressed the best outcome is that Israel does not make any mistakes and Iran achieves its goals by deterring without firing a single missile.
Tehran unleashed its missile and drone attack toward Israel on April 13 and 14 in retaliation for a deadly assault on Iran's embassy compound in Syria on April 1. A purported Israeli retaliatory strike caused explosions in central Iran on April 19.