Donald Trump should think twice about moving state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the Middle East as he tries to ramp up pressure on Iran, experts have warned.
US Central Command has requested the deployment of long-range Dark Eagle missiles to the Middle East, according to a report.
Centcom suggested the move was necessary because Iran had moved its missile launchers out of the range of the existing American systems deployed in the region, the advanced Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), Bloomberg reported.
While the PrSM can hit targets up to 500km (300 miles) away, the Dark Eagle has a range of 3,500km (2,000 miles), meaning the new missile would allow the US to hit Iranian assets that have been moved beyond the range of the PrSM.
If the request is approved, this would mark the first time that a land-based hypersonic missile has been used by the US military in combat, aimed at further projecting US power in the region.
