TEHRAN -- Iran’s top general said Monday the country is producing ballistic missiles capable of destroying moving marine targets. “This missile has been successfully tested and its mass production has started,” Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Muhammad Baqeri told reporters.  “After production of this missile, Iran will be among the three countries possessing the know-how to make such missiles,” he said. The new ballistic missile can hit its target with a speed of Mach 8 and with a final range of 1,500 kilometers and is capable of delivering precision strikes.