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The ''Zolfaghar'' missile system is displayed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during an annual military parade marking the anniversary of the beginning of the war against Iran by former Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein 44 years ago, in front of the shrine of the late Revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, southern Tehran. The Zolfaghar missile is an Iranian road-mobile, single-stage, solid-propelled SRBM named after Zulfiqar, the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib. It is believed to be derived from the Fateh-110 SRBM family (possibly the Fateh-313 missile). The Aerospace Industries Organization unveiled the weapon in 2016. It entered service in 2017. It was first used in the 2017 Deir ez-Zor missile strike and was, therefore, one of the first used mid-range missiles in 30 years.