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00:20Hidden deep beneath Iran's mountains lies a secret that the world rarely sees,
00:26Iran's underground drone city.
00:30Rows upon rows of Shahed-136 Kamikaze drones are lined up like an army in waiting,
00:38some mounted on mobile launchers ready for rapid deployment.
00:42The walls display Iranian flags, portraits of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
00:48and the insignia of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
00:52a clear message of readiness, power and defiance.
00:56These videos, released by Iran's state-affiliated media,
01:01showcase not just drones but a broader network of missile cities.
01:06Hardened, underground and protected against airstrikes,
01:10these facilities are built to survive precision attacks
01:14while keeping production and storage running.
01:17The Shahed-136 is a low-cost, long-range attack drone
01:22capable of flying up to 2,000 kilometers.
01:26Cheap to produce, estimated $20,000 to $50,000 each,
01:31these drones are designed for swarming attacks,
01:34overwhelming enemy air defenses by sheer numbers.
01:38Their Russian counterparts, the Duran-2, have been deployed in Ukraine,
01:43demonstrating both disruption and cost-effective lethality.
01:47Iran's military recently issued a stark warning to the United States in Israel.
01:54Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zulfagari stated,
01:57the centers you think you have targeted are insignificant,
02:01and our strategic military productions take place in locations you have no knowledge of
02:07and will never reach.
02:09The message is clear.
02:10Iran's capabilities are decentralized, mobile and resilient.
02:15Above-ground strikes may slow production,
02:18but the underground stockpiles, combined with cheap and rapidly replaceable drones,
02:24like the Shahed-136, ensure Iran remains a potent threat.
02:29In the ongoing 2026 U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict,
02:34Iranian drone and missile barrages continue to strike Israel, U.S. bases and Gulf targets.
02:41Independent analysts confirm some damage to production sites,
02:46yet Iran's mosaic defense strategy,
02:49dispersing assets across tunnels, mountains and mobile units,
02:54makes complete elimination virtually impossible.
02:57This footage serves two purposes, to intimidate adversaries,
03:02signaling that Iran's offensive punch is far from gone,
03:06and to reassure the Iranian public and regional allies,
03:10that the resistance remains strong despite heavy airstrikes.
03:15For the United States and Israel, it's a reminder,
03:18even with thousands of targets hit,
03:21Iran's asymmetric tools, cheap drones and hardened underground facilities,
03:27make the battlefield more complex than ever.
03:48Thank you very much.
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