Iran fires Sejjil missile for first time in West Asia conflict

Key facts

• Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the domestically developed Sejjil missile on 15 March 2026 against Israeli and American targets as part of the ‘True Promise 4’ operation.
• The Sejjil is a two-stage, solid-propellant medium-range ballistic missile with a range of approximately 2,000 kilometres and a payload capacity of around 700 kilograms.
• First test launch of Sejjil took place in 2008; improved variants include Sejjil-2 and the speculated Sejjil-3 under development.
• The missile measures about 18 metres in length, 1.25 metres in diameter and has a launch weight of roughly 23,600 kilograms according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
• Nicknamed the ‘dancing missile’, Sejjil can manoeuvre at high altitudes to evade missile defence systems such as Israel’s Iron Dome.