Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims it has developed a groundbreaking, long-range hypersonic missile. CNN's John Vause speaks to Trita Parsi, the Executive Vice President of The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran claimed on Tuesday that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound, adding a new weapon to its arsenal as tensions remain high with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program.

Iran says its new Fattah missile can evade anti-ballistic missile systems from the U.S. and Israel and has a range of nearly 900 miles.

Iran on Tuesday claimed it has created a hypersonic missile that can travel at 15 times the speed of sound. The missile, called “Fattah,” was unveiled at a ceremony in Tehran attended by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi,

Iran is claiming to have developed a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound and therefore harder to intercept.

Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns about Tehran's missile capabilities.

Iran claimed Tuesday that it had created its first hypersonic ballistic missile, a weapon that has the potential to beat Western air defenses. The missile was unveiled during a ceremony in Tehran attended by Iranian President Ebrahim Rahisi.