Shahed 136

Firefighter's vehicle is seen on fire after Russian drone strikes on residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April. 4, 2024.

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Ukraine-Russia War

Russia seeks to increase Shahed UAVs production to gain advantage in Ukraine

Ukraine found the factory producing Iranian-designed surveillance and attack drones, drawing on Chinese components and relying on workforce from East Africa

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FILE - Army commander Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi (L) and Defense Minister Gen. Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani review domestically built drones, Iran.

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Middle East

Iran's 'Gaza' drone goes mainstream at Qatar expo - report

Named in solidarity with the Strip, Iran's latest UAV can carry as many as 13 bombs, says Tehran

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A drone is carried on a truck in front of a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei just outside Tehran, Iran.

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Iran & Eastern States

Iran's rise as global arms supplies worries U.S. - report

Transformation of the industry boosted by Russia's arms demands in war against Ukraine has scaled up Iran's support for its proxies across the Middle East

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Drones explosifs de type "Shahad-136" qui ont été préparés pour être lancés dans le cadre d'un exercice qui s'est déroulé en Iran en décembre 2021

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International

U.S. imposes new sanctions internationally over Iran-related activities

Sanctions target individuals, entities aiding Iran's drone program and alleged support for Russia in Ukraine war

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Bystanders look at a crater next to an educational building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 1, 2023, which was damaged by a missile strike on the previous day.

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War in Ukraine

Ukraine says 39 Iranian-made drones downed in new Russian strikes

A total of 40 Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones were targeting Kyiv, according to Ukraine's officials

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Des avions de combat iraniens Sukhoi Su-30 de fabrication russe participent à une parade militaire à Téhéran à l'occasion de la Journée de l'armée en Iran, le 18 avril 2017

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Iran & Eastern States

Russia to supply Iran with 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets - Western intelligence

Combat aircraft originally produced for Egypt under a deal that was torpedoed by the United States

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A drone is launched from a warship in a military drone drill in Iran, on August 25, 2022.

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Middle East

U.S. Navy confirms Iranian drone attacked Israeli ship on Nov 15

'The Iranian attack on a tanker transiting international waters was deliberate, flagrant, and dangerous'

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Le drone iranien Shahed-129 exposé lors d'un rassemblement à Téhéran, en Iran, 11 février 2016

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War in Ukraine

Iranian instructors in Ukraine’s occupied towns to train Russian troops - report

'Iranian instructors directly control the launch of drones on civilian targets in Ukraine'

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A local resident sits outside a building destroyed by Russian, Iranian-made, drones after an airstrike on Bila Tserkva, southwest of Kyiv, on October 5, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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War in Ukraine

Report: Israel gives Ukraine intel about Iranian drones

Russia has begun using Shahed 136 suicide drones on the battlefield

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