The story: Top commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) say Iran has developed a new long-range cruise missile while it is also working on a hypersonic projectile. The announcements appear to be a warning to Iran's adversaries, particularly Israel and the US. It will also likely raise concerns in the west amid Iran's growing military cooperation with Russia.

The coverage: IRGC Aerospace Force commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced in a live television interview on Feb. 25 that the elite force had developed a new cruise missile.

• Hajizadeh said the Paveh can reach targets 1,650 km (1,025 miles) away, adding in a thinly veiled warning to Israel that the range "requires no explanation."
  
  
• Iran's state broadcaster aired what it described as...