It can be mounted on speed boats and other light vessels, can withstand electronic warfare, and is able to fly in low altitudes to avoid detection, the report said.

In this March 2010 file photo, a Iranian warship Jamaran fires a
missile, reported to be a Noor, a long-range anti-ship missile in an
exercise in the southern waters of Iran. (AP)

Iran has a fleet of speed boats that often challenge U.S. and allied warships in the Gulf. The vessels are usually controlled by the elite Revolutionary Guards and can be equipped with missiles.

The Islamic republic says it has a wide range of missiles. It says some are capable of striking targets inside Israel as well as Middle Eastern military bases of its other main archfoe, the United States.

Tehran regularly boasts about developing missiles having substantial range and capabilities, but Western military experts cast doubt on its claims.