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Posted on 03/12/2026 12:03:55 PM PDT by bitt
Iran’s military has shown off its enormous supply of naval suicide drones, which it is using to blockade the crucial Strait of Hormuz, in chilling footage taken from its underground “missile city.”
Footage from Iranian state media purportedly shows underground tunnels full of naval drones, anti-ship missiles, and sea mines, with dramatic footage also showing some of them being fired.
Experts have analyzed the footage, released by Iranian state media outlet Fars, telling CNN exactly what is being shown off.
The full terrifying array of armory on display includes:
Abadil-2/3 “kamikaze” drones: Shown on rail launchers inside the tunnels, these are designed for deadly one-way strikes on ship sensors and superstructures.
Shahed-136 drones: Primarily a land-attack drone, but naval versions shown inside the tunnels can be mounted on fast-attack craft or hidden launch racks to target coastal infrastructure and tankers.
Zolfaqar drones: Small, explosive-laden autonomous boats designed to swarm larger naval vessels.
Ghadir anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM): Long-range cruise missiles with a 190-mile range, shown on mobile truck launchers inside the tunnels.
Nasr-1 (ASCM): Shorter-range, high-precision missiles designed for coastal defense, capable of being launched from speedboats or hidden bunkers.
Khalij Fars (ASCM): Quasi-ballistic anti-ship missiles that Iran claims can hit moving targets at sea using an electro-optical seeker.
Maham sea mines: Acoustic/magnetic influence mines, often seabed-mounted, that can detonate without direct contact, just by detecting the physical signatures of passing ships.
Sadaf-02 sea mines: Contact mines that are often shown being loaded onto civilian-style dhow sailing vessels, or fast boats.
“We have missiles that are fired from underwater, and their speed is 100 meters per second, and we may use them in the coming days,” Brig. Gen. Ali Fadavi, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), told state television on Wednesday.
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We saw that previously. People believe it’s a faked image.
One thing to be learned from the Russian-Ukrainian War is that you cannot trust images or believe either side’s press releases.
Pictures are good!
They provide geolocation.
likely old footage, those factories got levelled on day 1
They had one where an IRGC general and an Ayatollah were purportedly driving a vehicle through one of the tunnels at a slow walk pace and the IRGC flags were fluttering like the jeep was going 30 miles an hour. If Iran is using them, then they have them. If they are not , then they don't As of now, they are not using them in any numbers. If not now, then when?
WHY would they show them?
If they had them they would have already been used.
Islamists are loathe to admit defeat by Israel & great Satan USA. Also tool for cease-fire negotiations.
Those images are AI fakes.
Well, they’re attacking ships with something.
Answer...Because it can be used to make President Trump look bad.
We aren’t saying that they haven’t had and used drones.
We’re saying that the posted picture is fake.
If most of them are stored in a tunnel network then collapse the tunnels.
Iran is famous for fake images. You’ll see something out of scale.
It could have been a guy in a kayak with an RPG. "We have nothing to fear but fear itself". Where have I heard that before?
I’m okay with bombing them again for just having pictures.
When do we release the MOAPBs? (Mother Of All Pork Bombs)
If that’s real, a few MOABs will fix that problem quickly, while the secondary explosions will test the sensitivity of seismic monitoring equipment worldwide.
I sort of hope it’s true. The secondary explosions from a bunker buster would be fabulous!!!
AI?
Besides, if it’s real, it won’t exist for much longer.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that Iran has been preparing for this conflict for some time - and on the cheap. Now the regime is broadcasting demands and warnings... probably bluff, but they are obviously depending on a tsunami of drones to help them continue the fight - wear out their neighbors and force them to abandon the two Satans! ❗
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