Shahed drone

Iran requested new Russian Geran drones for attacks on Israeli, American targets amid war - report

Russia based the original Geran, which carries a 20-kilogram warhead and has a top speed of 185 kph, on Iranian-designed Shahed drones.

People look at an Iranian-designed HESA Shahed 136 (Geran-2) drone at an open-air exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment on Mykhailivska Square in front of Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, in Kyiv, on April 7, 2026.
Powerus-developed Guardian interceptor.

Cheap 'Guardian' interceptors developed by Florida start-up could turn tables on Iranian drones

 Iranian drones are displayed during a ceremony of the joining new drones to the Iranian Army's combat organisation in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 13, 2025.

Iran escalates drone attacks targeting Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq

Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026

Deadly Iran attacks on Saudi, Bahrain civilian sites may be war crimes, Amnesty International says


Iran strikes push Gulf states toward US and Israel, ex-US adviser says

Israel isn’t the only target in this war. Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at neighboring Arab countries, striking critical infrastructure and civilian targets.

 A view of Burj Khalifa, after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026

IRGC reveals new Hadid 110 stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran's history

The Hadid 110 is jet-powered and can reportedly fly up to 517 km. an hour.

Iran's Hadid-110 suicide drone

CENTCOM unveils Task Force Scorpion Strike to field one-way attack drones in Mideast

The reverse-engineered Shaheed drones are long range, can operate autonomously, and can be launched by catapult, rocket-assisted takeoff, or mobile ground and vehicle systems.

CENTCOM's Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones.

Iran summons Polish diplomat after Warsaw links Iranian drones to Russian strikes in Ukraine

Tehran summoned Poland’s envoy after Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski showcased an Iranian-made drone in London, accusing Iran of aiding Russia’s strikes on Ukraine; a claim Iran denies.

Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks beside a Shahed-136 drone used by Russia amid its attack on Ukraine and believed to be built in Iran, during an event organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) in the Houses of Parliament in London, October 14, 2025.

The sky is no longer safe as drones are the frontline of a new urban war

Once dismissed as dystopian fiction, autonomous killer drones are no longer science fiction, they’re buzzing at our borders

Drone being remotely controlled

IAF intercepts three Iranian drones near Dead Sea

Iran has launched at least 1,000 drones against Israel since Operation Rising Lion began last Friday.

 A Shahed 129 drone, on exhibition in Tehran, 2019; illustrative.

IRGC's 'unique' Shahed 107 drone still fails to penetrate IDF defense - analysis

Iran has likely launched several hundred drones at Israel over the past five days since Operation Rising Lion began.

 Iran's Shahed 107 drone on display, June 2025.

What is Iran's justification of selling its kamikaze drones? - analysis

The Iranian mission at the UN said, “The Shahed drone is among the world’s most advanced unmanned aerial vehicles, possessing exceptional reconnaissance and operational capabilities."

An Iranian Shahed 171 drone dropping a bomb as part of a military exercise in the Gulf, in Iran

Over 8,000 Iranian-made kamikaze drones were launched by Russia into Ukraine since 2022 - report

The US had previously warned Ukraine in 2022 that Iran was in the process of supplying Russia with drones, Iran International reported on Saturday.

 A rescuer rests at the site of a Russian drone and missile strike on residential buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine September 4, 2024.

After surprise Tel Aviv attack, Houthi drone arsenal comes under spotlight - analysis

In-depth analysis of how Iranian-backed Houthis turned to drones in Yemen's civil war, creating a formidable, cost-effective aerial arsenal that gained them the upper hand in the region.

 A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.