. ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁weapon , ▁Se j il ▁presents ▁much ▁more ▁challenge ▁to ▁Iran ' s ▁potential ▁enemies , ▁as ▁solid - f uel ▁miss iles ▁can ▁be ▁launched ▁with ▁much ▁less ▁notice ▁than ▁liquid - f ue led ▁miss iles , ▁making ▁them ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁strike ▁prior ▁to ▁launch . ▁ ▁Political ▁comment ator ▁Ki yan ▁N ader ▁M ok ht ari ▁elabor ated ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁miss ile . ▁" The ▁engine ▁and ▁various ▁fu els ▁have ▁been ▁tested ▁and ▁the ▁platform ▁is ▁now ▁highly ▁reliable . ▁The ▁latest ▁tests ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁are ▁mainly ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁variety ▁of ▁war head s ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁to ▁carry ," ▁he ▁said . ▁" Some ▁of ▁the ▁war head s ▁obviously ▁have ▁been ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁e va de ▁anti - ball istic ▁miss ile ▁def enses ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁in ▁actual ▁battle ▁conditions ," ▁he ▁added . ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁▁▁ ▁Se j il - 1 : ▁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 ▁ ▁range . ▁ ▁A ▁successful ▁test ▁launch ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Its ▁range , ▁if ▁confirmed , ▁would ▁allow ▁it ▁to ▁strike ▁targets ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Israel ▁and ▁sout he astern ▁Europe , ▁though ▁Iran ▁as ser ts ▁that