Bomb-carrying drones strike Iranian defence plant, authorities say
The Iranian Defence Ministry offered no information on who it suspected carried out the attack, which caused some damage to the plant.
The Iranian Defence Ministry offered no information on who it suspected carried out the attack, which caused some damage to the plant.
The manoeuvres are aimed at "improving readiness in confronting foreign threats and any possible invasion," reports have said.
Earlier this month, the MOD confirmed Russia had resumed using Shahed drones in Ukraine for the first time in three weeks.
MOD said it is likely Russia has "exhausted its previous stock of several hundred Shahed-131s and 136s" but has now been resupplied.
Mr Cleverly called out Russia and Iran as threats to the security of the Middle East in a speech at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain.
US blames Iran for the attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle on a commercial tanker in the Middle East.
Iran has admitted for the first time that its provided a limited number of drones to Russia, many months prior to the Ukraine war.
It is the first time Iran has confirmed supplying Moscow with drones.
"The Iranians have put trainers and tech support in Crimea", according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
Russian and Chinese warships are conducting a joint patrol in the Pacific Ocean as Iran joins a group led by the two countries.
The Ministry of Defence says Russia is "almost certainly" sourcing weaponry from Iran and North Korea as its stockpile is depleted.
Iran's paramilitary Guard, which answers only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, did not acknowledge the incident.
Iran showcased the drones for Russian officials at Kashan Airfield, the intelligence said.
The US reportedly has "information" that indicates Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use them as soon as this month.
The debts resulted from contracts signed by an MOD-owned company and the government in Tehran before the country's revolution.
Iran is insisting that the United States and its allies promise to allow it to export its crude oil.