Iran on Friday announced its first naval drone-carrying division in the Indian Ocean, Reuters reported, citing state TV.
The TV report did not say how many vessels, submarines or drones were included in the division, only that one ship carried 50 drones.
Iranian TV said the drones that were displayed included the Pelican, Arash, Homa, Chamrosh, Jubin, Ababil-4 and Bavar-5.
Iran often boasts of its military accomplishments, though it is not always possible to say with certainty that it is telling the truth about those accomplishments.
In 2017, the Islamic Republic claimed to have unveiled a domestically manufactured tank which “has the capability to fire missiles and precisely guide them."
Previously, Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed it had successfully tested a Hormuz 2-type ballistic missile.
Iran has also claimed it is in possession of the “father of all bombs”, described as a domestically-made 10-ton bomb with a high destructive power.
Friday’s announcement comes days after US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Washington believed that Iran was preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred drones, including some that are weapons capable, and that Iran was preparing to train Russian forces to use them.
On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian denied Sullivan’s statement in a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart.
"Amir-Abdollahian rejected the recent baseless accusations by (Sullivan) about Iranian drones being sent to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine, saying such claims coinciding with Biden's visit to the occupied Palestinian territories were in line with specific political goals," state media reported.
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