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Iran, a New Drone Power?

Spyridon Plakoudas and Vasileios Sofitis
6 August 2025clockLong Read
The Shahed-136 on display during the annual rally commemorating the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Tehran, Iran, 2023. Courtesy of Pacific Press Media Production Corp/Alamy

The Shahed-136 on display during the annual rally commemorating the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Tehran, Iran, 2023. Courtesy of Pacific Press Media Production Corp/Alamy

Iran’s capacity to develop and export drones is an important indicator of its foreign policy.

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WRITTEN BY

Spyridon Plakoudas

Assistant Professor of Homeland Security at Rabdan Academy.

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Vasileios Sofitis

Army Engineering Officer in the Hellenic Army

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