Vafa Mortar
History
The Vafa Mortar was unveiled during a National Defense Industry Day ceremony in Tehran, Iran on August 21, 2012.{{Cite news|date=August 21, 2012|title=Iran unveils upgraded missile, five pieces of military hardware|work=Tehran Times|location=Tehran, Iran|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/402002/Iran-unveils-upgraded-missile-five-pieces-of-military-hardware|access-date=July 2, 2021}}
Specifications
The Iranian government claims the mortar has a range of {{Convert|20|km|mi}}.{{Cite news|last=Nadimi|first=Farzin|date=August 17, 2015|title=How Iran's Revived Weapons Exports Could Boost Its Proxies|work=The Washington Institute for Near East Policy|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-irans-revived-weapons-exports-could-boost-its-proxies|access-date=July 2, 2021}} It is a 160 mm mortar. Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi claimed the mortar is capable of firing five to eight projectiles per minute.