Iran has been significantly expanding its arsenal, especially throughout the past four years. In 2023, Iran said that it had successfully launched a military satellite into orbit. Tehran denied U.S. assertions that its military satellite activity is a cover for ballistic missile development, and claimed that it has never pursued the development of nuclear weapons, but the Iranian mullahs cannot be trusted. The regime even admitted that it outright lied about the 2015 nuclear deal. By 2020, Iran had tripled its stockpile of enriched uranium, in violation of that deal; it also consistently misled the International Atomic Energy Agency.
In 2022, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, brazenly stated: “If we decide to build a nuclear bomb, nobody will be able to stop us.”
In mid-January, Iran increased its military presence in Venezuela with a drone factory.
Iran has been developing drones since the 1980s, and has become a world leader in their production. According to senior military officials and independent analysis by the Global Terrorism Trends and Analysis Center (GTTAC), which provides data to the State Department’s Counterterrorism Bureau, most attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used in the world today originate from Iran. Notably, the GTTAC data do not include Iranian drones that Russia used in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Even in Sudan, according to the Economic Times in January 2024, “rebels fighting the Sudanese army shot down a drone near Khartoum. As jubilant gunmen posted video of the wreckage on social media, they offered a fresh data point on how Iranian technology is remaking the global weapons trade.”
Iran’s latest drone technology: “Iran Unveils ‘Gaza’ Drone As Tensions Rise With Trump’s Return To The White House,” NDTV, January 27, 2025:
With the much-talked-about ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the Middle East chaos appeared to end soon. But, it seems like it’s not the end, instead the start of something new, as Iran continues to unveil new weapons in their arsenal.
In a significant development, Iran recently unveiled its largest-ever drone named ‘Gaza’. The Iranian drone is named ‘Gaza’, in honor of the Palestinian enclave devastated by over 15 months of war.…
The “Gaza” missile capabilities, according to Iran’s state-controlled Mehr News Agency:
- a range of 621 miles
- can carry a load of at least 1102 pounds
- “successfully took out eight mock enemy targets” during a maneuver
- wingspan of 72 feet
- takeoff weight of 6834 pounds,
- flight endurance of 35 hours and a cruising speed of 218 miles/hr
- operational radius is approximately 2485 miles
- can carry up to 13 missiles per flight
Biden sent the Islamic Republic of Iran billions of dollars, which, of course aided its escalation, but Iran is no longer dealing with the Biden administration. Trump recently stated that “he hopes the Iranian nuclear crisis can be solved without Israel having to carry out a military strike against the Islamic Republic.”
In other words, if Iran—which has lost its ally Syria, and has seen its proxy Hamas virtually dismantled and its chief proxy Hizballah weakened—decides to play hardball, it will be confronted by Israel, with the full backing and support of the Trump administration.
Bexarkat says
Much easier to detect and shoot down.
Princess says
Maybe it’s easier to detect for its size, but drones are very difficult to shoot down as seen recently in Israel.
Steven says
Biden allowed billions of dollars to Iran’s mullahs.
That Biden et al hasn’t been investigated for treason, exhibits the corruption of the state’s security apparatus, and proves that countries can be weakened more easily and effectively by appealing to one’s narcissistic and/or greedy nature, more expediently than through traditional warfare.
Beware of who to trust with our vote; it matters.
Steven says
Should have read;
…proves that countries can be weakened more easily and effectively by appealing to one’s narcissistic and/or greedy nature, AND WEAKEN NATIONS more expediently than through traditional warfare.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
That’s actually hilarious – naming a flagship project of their’s after one of their debacles. It would be like the French naming one of their missiles after Waterloo, or the Germans naming one of theirs after El Alamein or Stalingrad. Or the US naming one of ours after the Bay of Pigs or Gulf of Tolkin