Iran unveils 1st naval drone division as Biden visits Middle East
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The Iranian army on Friday unveiled the first drone-carrying naval division in the international waters of the Indian Ocean amid US President Joe Biden’s high-profile regional tour.
The naval division, comprising surface and submarine units, was unveiled in a televised ceremony attended by top-ranking military officials, the army said in a statement.
The first-of-its-kind division to join the army’s southern fleet, it is capable of carrying different types of combat, surveillance, and suicide drones, state media said.
The development came amid Biden’s maiden Middle East tour, which took him to Israel and Saudi Arabia, two of Iran’s regional arch-foes, and a day after the US and Israel announced a joint declaration against Tehran.
Tensions have dramatically escalated between Iran and the US in recent weeks, putting an ominous shadow on European Union-mediated indirect talks between them in Doha to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
Experts believe Biden’s visit to Israel and the joint declaration with Tel Aviv could create fresh impediments in the nuclear deal talks, which have been underway since April last year
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