[Robert A Cook PE]

To reach Israel, most of Iran’s ex-Soviet missiles capable of lifting a nuclear weapon must be launched from Iraq. Bit far (against the earth’s rotation) to get that far otherwise.

Which is why North Korea’s threat of both missiles and weapons is so great.

[DesertRhino]

“ex-Soviet missiles capable of lifting a nuclear weapon must be launched from Iraq. Bit far (against the earth’s rotation) “

No, when a missile in Iran launches, a target in Tel Aviv moves towards the launch. The earth rotates eastward.

[steve86]

If the missile (or gun round) is traveling a rather short distance and not changing latitude, and escape velocity is not an issue, it is hard for me to see why the issue of launching east vs. west makes much difference to range. I do know that a kind of centrifugal force, acting perpendicular to the Earth's rotation, does make missiles and bullets fly a little higher to the east, but whether this significantly increases range I'm skeptical. A few inches for a high-powered round? (maybe very significant for a sniper or missile targeting exactly on target but not so much whether the missile will "reach there"). Comments? I'm not an engineer or long-range marksman, just interested.