Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya is one of many Iranian-backed groups in Iraq that threaten the region.
In the current strategic environment, Tehran prefers to remain within the circle of proxy war, while Israel may not wish to gamble on opening a new conflict.
Iran has threatened to use their drone technology against Israel and has aided Russia’s war effort in Ukraine by providing drones to the Russian army.
Iran announced the missile during state ceremonies marking the anniversary of a 1982 battle at Khorramshahr, part of their brutal war with Iraq.
The area bordering Pakistan is a contentious one, with it serving as a center for protests by the Baloch minority in Iran.
After an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit Aleppo International Airport, Syria says it will reroute earthquake aid.
This is one of several Iranian underground air force bases to have been built in recent years throughout the country.
It's not entirely clear why Iran wants its relatively small and historically unimportant navy to travel around the world.
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