Secret underground drone base under a mountain range where it keeps at least 100 missile-armed UAVs
The Pegas was later released, but the seizure inflamed tensions at a delicate time, with and world powers seeking to revive a nuclear deal that former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned, reimposing sanctions.State TV said 100 drones were being kept in the heart of the Zagros mountains, including Ababil-5, which it said were fitted with Qaem-9 missiles, an version of air-to-surface US Hellfire.
May 28, 2022 | 5:49 pm