0 ▁bomb s ." ▁These ▁launch es ▁come ▁after ▁some ▁United ▁States - led ▁military ▁exer cis es ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁meant ▁to ▁train ▁for ▁blocking ▁the ▁transport ▁of ▁weapons ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction . ▁ ▁The ▁Se j il ▁is ▁a ▁two - stage , ▁solid - prop ell ant , ▁surface - to - sur face ▁miss ile ▁( SS M ) ▁produced ▁by ▁Iran ▁with ▁a ▁reported ▁ 1 , 9 3 0   km ▁( 1 , 2 0 0   mi ) ▁range . ▁A ▁successful ▁test ▁launch ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Jane ' s ▁Information ▁Group , ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁design ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁stages ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁uses ▁solid ▁fuel ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁released . ▁U zi ▁Rub en , ▁former ▁director ▁of ▁Israel ' s ▁Ball istic ▁Miss ile ▁Def ense ▁Organ ization , ▁indicated ▁that , ▁" Un like ▁other ▁Iran ian ▁miss iles , ▁the ▁S aj il ▁be ars ▁no ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁any ▁North ▁Korean , ▁Russian , ▁Chinese ▁or ▁Pak ist ani ▁( miss ile ▁technology ). ▁It ▁demonstr ates ▁a ▁significant ▁le ap ▁in ▁Iran ' s ▁miss ile ▁capabilities ." ▁Rub en ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁Se j il - 1 ▁" ▁... ▁places ▁Iran ▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁multiple - stage ▁miss iles , ▁which ▁means