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Iran unveils enormous supply of naval suicide drones in chilling footage from underground ‘missile city’
Iran unveils enormous supply of naval suicide drones in chilling footage from underground ‘missile city’
“We have missiles that are fired from underwater, and their speed is one hundred meters per second, and we may use them in the coming days,” one of Iran’s top generals said Wednes…
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Iran’s military has shown off its enormous supply of naval suicide drones, which it is using to blockade the crucial Strait of Hormuz, in chilling footage taken from its underground “missile city.”
Footage from Iranian state media purportedly shows underground tunnels full of naval drones, anti-ship missiles, and sea mines, with dramatic footage also showing some of them being fired.
Experts have analyzed the footage, released by Iranian state media outlet Fars, telling CNN exactly what is being shown off.
The full terrifying array of armory on display includes:
- Abadil-2/3 “kamikaze” drones: Shown on rail launchers inside the tunnels, these are designed for deadly one-way strikes on ship sensors and superstructures.
- Shahed-136 drones: Primarily a land-attack drone, but naval versions shown inside the tunnels can be mounted on fast-attack craft or hidden launch racks to target coastal infrastructure and tankers.
- Zolfaqar drones: Small, explosive-laden autonomous boats designed to swarm larger naval vessels.
- Ghadir anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM): Long-range cruise missiles with a 190-mile range, shown on mobile truck launchers inside the tunnels.
- Nasr-1 (ASCM): Shorter-range, high-precision missiles designed for coastal defense, capable of being launched from speedboats or hidden bunkers.
- Khalij Fars (ASCM): Quasi-ballistic anti-ship missiles that Iran claims can hit moving targets at sea using an electro-optical seeker.
- Maham sea mines: Acoustic/magnetic influence mines, often seabed-mounted, that can detonate without direct contact, just by detecting the physical signatures of passing ships.
- Sadaf-02 sea mines: Contact mines that are often shown being loaded onto civilian-style dhow sailing vessels, or fast boats.
Commentary:
The reality is that these drones still have to surface to launch, making them instant targets for U.S. naval air superiority. This "enormous supply" is just a desperate distraction from a leadership currently releasing manifestos from a medically induced coma. Between precision strikes already hitting bases in Tabriz and Shiraz, these tunnels are becoming expensive tombs for a regime that’s simply run out of moves.
This is something we could push through on reconciliation...that doesn't require any change in rules.
Read more: Dems vote to keep DHS closed despite airport chaos, Iranian sleeper cell threat
Just pass this funding in a bill along with just passing the same budget for the current fiscal year for the next fiscal year together on reconciliation and stop playing with these people and waiting until the last minute for an imminent shutdown.
Meanwhile, Democrats vote to keep DHS closed despite Iranian sleeper cell threats and airport chaos.
We do know that kamikaze air strikes have fallen off precipitously is the last few days. Along with the Democrats shutting down the gov't, TDS and the complicit media Iran know we are fighting a three front war. All the media is pushing for higher gas prices.
It's pleasing to see Democrats suffer Stage 4 TDS. Anger and negativity ALL DAY LONG. Life is short, you know. Find joy.
What we do know is that Hezbollah has decided to remain loyal to their handlers and has responded by sending rockets and drones into Israel.
