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In a stark escalation of rhetoric that underscores the increasingly combustible dynamics of the Middle East, Iran has issued a direct threat to launch long-range ballistic missile and kamikaze drone strikes against the U.S.-U.K. joint military base on Diego Garcia—a strategically pivotal outpost in the Indian Ocean—should Washington initiate military action against the Islamic Republic.
Recently, Russian military Telegram channels broadcasted a video of a “Shahed” kamikaze drone manufacturing plant, widely utilized by the country in its conflict with Ukraine.
Russia reportedly spend US$1.75 billion (RM7.8 billion) to produce approximately 6,000 Iranian-made “Shahed-136” suicide drones in its local facility, which Moscow used to target military infrastructure in Ukraine.
A senior Russian military official has revealed that the country’s armed forces are set to deploy the upgraded variant of Shahed-136 kamikaze drone, which is more dangerous and capable in its conflict with Ukraine.
Russia has reportedly painted the “Shahed-136” kamikaze drones supplied by Iran with black color for night attacks on cities in Ukraine.