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Tim smith

And cheap mines and drones will stop the flow

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Tim smith

If we’re in a large-scale war with Iran, you need to understand one thing clearly: Iran has spent 15+ years building one of the largest drone arsenals in the Middle East. They did this because sanctions crippled their ability to buy modern fighter jets. Instead of trying to compete with the U.S. A... View MoreIf we’re in a large-scale war with Iran, you need to understand one thing clearly: Iran has spent 15+ years building one of the largest drone arsenals in the Middle East. They did this because sanctions crippled their ability to buy modern fighter jets. Instead of trying to compete with the U.S. Air Force, they built something cheaper, scalable, and asymmetric. Here are the major systems: 🔹 Shahed-136 (also called Geran-2 in Russia) Loitering munition (“suicide drone”) Range: ~1,000–2,500 km depending on configuration Warhead: ~30–50 kg Used extensively by Russia in Ukraine Designed for mass launch to overwhelm air defenses 🔹 Shahed-131 Smaller version of the 136 Shorter range Lower payload Even cheaper and easier to produce 🔹 Mohajer-6 Combat drone capable of surveillance and carrying guided munitions Range: ~200 km line-of-sight (longer with relay) Can carry precision-guided bombs Exported abroad 🔹 Shahed-149 “Gaza” Long-endurance drone Closer in class to larger MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drones Advertised endurance: up to 35 hours Intended for ISR + strike roles 🔹 Karrar Jet-powered drone Primarily target drone but adaptable for strike roles 🔹 Arash-2 Long-range loitering munition Claimed designed specifically for long-distance strikes 🔹 Ababil series One of Iran’s older drone families Used for reconnaissance and sometimes attack Exported to proxy groups Iran has also publicly shown: • Underground drone storage tunnels • Drone swarm launch exercises • Drone carriers and mobile launch platforms Now add this: Iran has transferred drone technology to Russia. Russia built production lines based on Iranian designs. Iranian drones have been combat-tested in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. Their doctrine is simple: Volume over sophistication. Swarm saturation. Low-cost attrition warfare. They don’t need stealth bombers if they can launch 200 low-cost drones at once and force billion-dollar air defense systems to respond. That doesn’t mean they’re invincible. U.S. and Israeli air defenses intercept many of these systems. But even interception carries cost and strain. In any sustained conflict, drones will likely be one of Iran’s primary tools — alongside ballistic missiles and regional proxy forces. This is not hype. It’s not Hollywood. It’s modern asymmetric warfare. Understanding it matters.

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