Iran parades Shahed drones through capital

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Iran parades Shahed drones through capital. (2026, October 1). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/1/iran-parades-shahed-drones-through-capital?traffic_source=rss

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Crowds in Tehran cheered and waved flags as Iran paraded two Shahed drones through the capital city. The Iranian-made, cost-effective Shahed drones are increasingly prominent in conflicts, notably in attacks throughout the Gulf region and in Russia's military operations in Ukraine.

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On an unspecified date, Iran paraded two Shahed drones through the streets of Tehran, where crowds cheered and waved national flags. These Iranian-made, low-cost drones have become a significant aspect of modern warfare, used extensively across the Gulf region in attacks and also widely by Russia in its conflict with Ukraine.

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Iran Iranian Russia Shahed Tehran

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Iran GPE · 1× Iranian NORP · 1× Russia GPE · 1× Shahed ORG · 1× Tehran GPE · 1× Ukraine GPE · 1×

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Iranian-made, low-cost Shahed drones have become a major feature of modern warfare, used in attacks across the Gulf and extensively by Russia in its war in Ukraine.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01

2026-10-01 · Al Jazeera

Iran parades Shahed drones through capital · assertive framing

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Iran parades Shahed drones through capital asserted

Iran → parade → capital

Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran. asserted

drones → cheer → Tehran

Iranian-made, low-cost Shahed drones have become a major feature of modern warfare, used in attacks across the Gulf and extensively by Russia in its war in Ukraine. asserted

drones → make → Ukraine