Iran possesses non-nuclear 10-tonne bomb: Commander

Tehran Sep 16 (IANS) Iran possesses domestically-made 10-tonne non-nuclear bombs a senior Commander announced on Saturday.

"Following a proposal by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Iran s Defence Industries manufactured the 10-tonne bombs. These bombs are at our disposal " IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said.

"They can be launched from Ilyushin aircraft and they are highly destructive " Xinhua quoted Hajizadeh as saying.

Iran s bomb is the "father of all bombs" as compared with the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) also known as the "mother of all bombs" which the US Air Force dropped on tunnels in Afghanistan s Nangarhar province from an MC-130 aircraft in April.

Iran has said that its military capabilities are solely aimed for defence purposes.

--IANS
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