Iran unveils new ballistic missile, upgraded attack drone

Iran unveiled a caller ballistic rocket and an upgraded one-way onslaught drone astatine a subject parade Saturday, authorities media said, amid soaring determination tensions and allegations of arming Russia.

Iran stands accused by Western governments of supplying some drones and missiles to Russia for usage successful its warfare with Ukraine, a complaint it has repeatedly denied.

The solid-fuel Jihad rocket was designed and manufactured by the aerospace limb of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and has an operational scope of 1,000 kilometers, authorities quality bureau IRNA said.

The Shahed-136B drone is an upgraded mentation of the Shahed-136, with caller features and an operational scope of much than 4,000 kilometers, it added.

New President Masoud Pezeshkian attended the yearly parade successful Tehran, commemorating the 1980-88 warfare with Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

"Today, our antiaircraft and deterrent capabilities person grown truthful overmuch that nary demon adjacent thinks astir immoderate aggression towards our beloved Iran," helium said.

"With unity and cohesion among Islamic countries... we tin enactment successful its spot the bloodthirsty, genocidal usurper Israel, which shows nary mercy to anyone, women oregon children, aged oregon young."

The Middle East has been successful turmoil since Iran-backed Palestinian militant radical Hamas attacked Israel connected October 7 sparking warfare successful Gaza and drafting successful Iranian allies astir the region.

The tensions person intensified successful caller days arsenic the absorption of Israel's firepower has shifted northbound to the Lebanon borderline wherever its troops person been battling Iran-backed militant radical Hezbollah.

An Israeli aerial onslaught connected Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold killed 16 members of its elite Radwan Force connected Friday, a root adjacent to the radical said, blistery connected the heels of deadly sabotage attacks connected the group's communications earlier this week.

Britain, France, Germany and the United States slapped caller sanctions connected Iran earlier this month, alleging that it had been providing ballistic missiles for Russia's warfare effort successful Ukraine.