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Iran’s Shahed drone: How ‘the poor man’s cruise missile’ is shaping Tehran’s retaliation

05 Mar 2026

In the aftermath of the Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran, American allies in the Persian Gulf are hearing a sound that Ukrainian soldiers have long come to dread: the foreboding hum of the Shahed-136 ‘kamikaze’ drone. First Designed in Iran, the Shahed has already become a fixture of modern warfare, with Tehran’s strategic partner, Russia, utilizing ...

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