The move was the latest show of military might by the regime as it celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.
The surface-to-surface missile -- called Dezful -- is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model that had a range of 700 kilometres (435 miles), aerospace commander Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said.
The new weapon was revealed after Iran on Saturday said it had successfully tested a new cruise missile named Hoveizeh with a range of 1,350 kilometre.
The unveiling ceremony Thursday was carried out by Revolutionary Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari and Hajizadeh at an "underground ballistic missile production facility", the report said.
Hajizadeh said the new missile had a "destructive power" twice that of the Zolfaghar version, which Iranian regime used for the first time in October to strike a base in Syria.
Iranian regime has voluntarily limited the range of its missiles to 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles), but that is still enough to hit Israel and US bases in the Middle East.
Based on AFP
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