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Iranian 'Mithaq' surface-to-air missile reportedly displayed

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Iranian 'Mithaq' surface-to-air missile reportedly displayed

Primary source Internal intake · 1 reviewed intake signal · Desk window 12:23

TL;DR

An Arabic-language desk on Telegram has posted an image or footage of what it identifies as an Iranian Mithaq surface-to-air missile. The report is single-source and unverified; no details on where or when the footage was captured have been provided.

01 · THE DISPATCH

The source operated by the Arabic-language desk known as 'Abu Salih' has posted an image or video clip describing it as an Iranian Mithaq surface-to-air missile. The single brief message, timestamped at 12:21 Jerusalem time on Tuesday, provides no additional context — no location, time of capture, or operational status. The Mithaq is a known Iranian man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) derived from the Chinese QW-1. The post is unverified and comes from a single source, with no corroboration from official Iranian or Israeli channels.

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