Iran is known for its drone sales to Russia. Its deadly long-range missiles were reportedly on the way to Russia as well. Iran’s Mohajer-6 drones are capable of “flying up to 18,000 feet in the air, which exceeds the range of many short-range air defense systems in terms of altitude.” The Islamic Republic of Iran has always been infamous for talking big, but its friendship with Russia has emboldened the regime even more. This latest news about supplying “Hezbollah, the Palestinians and Yemen” with missiles and drones is plausible, even expected, and threatens to escalate wars in the region. It also poses an added threat to the State of Israel.
“Iran Not Shy About Arming Regional Proxies With Missiles,” Iran International, December 27, 2022:
The Islamic Republic’s state media have started bragging about developing missiles and drones and distributing them among its allies throughout the Middle East.
In articles in media affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards on Sunday, the regime boasted about its “integrated missile network” and how it has armed the axis of “resistance” in the Middle East, a term which refers to a network of pro-Iranian proxies and Tehran-backed militias across the region, particularly Hezbollah, the Palestinians and Yemen.
The articles also paid a tribute to Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, an IRGC general who was one of Iran’s earliest missile architects. He was killed when a huge explosion rocked a missile facility 30 miles from Tehran on November 12, 2011. Moghaddam was among 17 top IRGC officers killed that day, in what many believed was an operation by Israeli intelligence.
He was important for the Islamic Republic because he was one of the main experts who shifted the focus of country’s air force to missiles and drones instead of fighter jets that Iran could not acquire due to Western sanctions and unwillingness by others to get their hands dirty. Tehrani Moghaddam is often described as the “father” of Iran’s missile program.
Facing a disparity in air power, Iran started developing missiles and drones based on Soviet models or Soviet-origin models that came from China, or even, from North Korea.
“Tehrani Moghaddam also established the Lebanese Hezbollah’s missile units during a visit to Lebanon in the 1980s. Analysts believe that Tehrani Moghaddam has based Iran’s defense strategy on missile capabilities and missile deterrence, a move that effectively removed the military option of the enemies of Iran from the table,” read one of the articles…..
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Dear Iran, I think Russia will buy up whatever you have to make. Enjoy it while it lasts! You may need to keep some for yourself, to prevent your regime from toppling
David M says
We all know one day Iran is going to fire a missile at Israel. The question is whether that missile is going to be a nuclear missile or not. Either way Iran will regret doing it when the retaliation comes.