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Iran successfully tests 'suicide' drones amid tense stand-off with US

Tensions between the long-time foes intensified around the Jan. 3 anniversary of the assassination of Iran's top general in a US drone strike

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The two-day drills started on Tuesday and also involved successful tests of quadcopter drones capable of dropping small cluster munitions, ISNA said

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Iran said it successfully tested long-range unmanned “suicide” aircraft during its first major drone exercises this week, amid a tense stand-off with the US.

The drones, also known as loitering munitions, were flown for 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) near the Gulf of Oman, the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency reported, quoting the army’s public relations office. They have a range of 4,000 kilometers, it said.

The two-day drills started on Tuesday and also involved successful tests of quadcopter drones capable of dropping small cluster munitions, ISNA said. The military exercises took place as Iran vowed to defend itself against any US military
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