US may deploy new hypersonic missile against Iran as Trump weighs fresh strikes: Report
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-05-01 03:05 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, World News, US Politics, War & Conflict
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US Central Command (Centcom) has requested to deploy the military’s secretive Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran as a way to hit targets deep inside the Islamic Republic while remaining beyond the reach of its air defences, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday.
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