Can Iranian Missiles Hit London?

TL;DR

Iran cannot hit London because its longest-range ballistic missile tops out at 3,000 km, falling well short of the UK.

Key Points

• 1.Iran's most capable operational ballistic missile, the Khorramshahr-4, maxes out at ~3,000 km range (with reduced warhead), enough to reach Copenhagen but not London.
• 2.Iran's Simorgh space launch vehicle has a 4,000–6,000 km range that could theoretically reach the UK, but it lacks a re-entry vehicle to protect a warhead and has no precision guidance.
• 3.The newer solid-fuel Qaem-100 SLV (successfully launched 3 of 4 times since November 2022) reaches only ~3,000–4,000 km, still likely short of the UK.
• 4.To strike London conventionally, Iran would need to increase the Khorramshahr-4's range by at least 40% to ~5,000 km — a missile with no evidence of existing.