The Houthis held a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen on September 21 showcasing new weapon systems, including missiles apparently from Iran. These included "Falaq" ballistic missiles, which resembled the Iranian Qiam liquid-fueled ballistic missile; a "Karar" missile which was consistent with Iran's Fateh-110 solid-fueled ballistic missile; and a "Hatim" missile which resembled the Iranian Kheibar Shekan, a longer-range variant of the Fateh-110.
News Briefs
September 25, 2022
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia had launched 10 Iranian-manufactured Shahed-136 "kamikaze" drones around Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on September 24 and that Ukrainian forces had shot down eight of them. The spokesman also said that Ukraine's military had shot down an Iranian-made Mohajer-6 strike-and-reconnaissance drone operated by Russia in Ukraine's south. Ukraine also claimed to have downed four of Russia's Shahed-136 drones in Mykolaiv Oblast on September 22 and another six Iranian-manufactured kamikaze drones on September 23.
-- Ukrainska Pravda
September 24, 2022
Ukraine revoked the accreditation of the Iranian ambassador in Kyiv and reduced the number of diplomatic staff allowed at the Iranian embassy after Ukrainian forces shot down multiple Iranian-made drones operated by Russia. Nasser Kanani, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, described Ukraine's actions as "regrettable" and said that Iran would "respond appropriately."
-- Al Jazeera
September 22, 2022
During a military parade, Iran unveiled a new ballistic missile called Rezvan. The single-stage missile is powered by liquid fuel, has a separating warhead, and can reach a claimed range of up to 1,400 kilometers.
-- Tasnim News Agency
September 15, 2022
Iran signed a Memorandum of Obligations to become a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the group's summit in Uzbekistan. The SCO is a security body led by China and including India, Russia, Pakistan, and four Central Asian states. Iran's full membership is expected to go into effect in April 2023, making it the ninth SCO member.
-- Al Jazeera
September 13, 2022
Ukraine's military claimed it encountered an Iranian-made suicide drone used by Russia near Kupiansk. The Ukrainian military published photos of wreckage that resembled the wing shape of one of Iran's Shahed drone models. The images indicated that the drone was shot down.
-- Associated Press
September 12, 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that a nuclear agreement with Iran "certainly won't happen soon." Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who met with Scholz in Berlin, urged Western leaders to "move past" the negotiations. Scholz said that European countries "remain patient" but that "Iran must be prevented from being able to deploy nuclear weapons."
-- Associated Press
September 7, 2022
Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled Iran's embassy staff in response to a cyberattack in July that used ransomware to temporarily shut down Albanian government services and websites. The Albanian investigation into the attack, aided by U.S. government experts, concluded that it had been "orchestrated and sponsored" by Iran. The hackers had also publicly posted purported copies of Albanian residence permits for members of the exiled Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) Iranian opposition group.
-- Associated Press
September 2, 2022
The Iranian Navy briefly seized two U.S. sea drones in the Red Sea, according to Iranian state television. The U.S. Navy reported that it had foiled a similar attempt by Iran's Revolutionary Guard to capture an unmanned vessel in the Persian Gulf two days earlier.
-- Reuters
August 29, 2022
Russian transport aircraft delivered the first installment of Iranian-made combat drones to Russia in August. The shipment, part of a larger order totalling hundreds of drones, included Mohajer-6 as well as Shahed-series models. Although they are considered among Iran's most capable models, the drones have already faced technical and mechanical problems, according to U.S. officials. The terms of the deal were unclear, but an adviser to Iran's government said no money had yet been exchanged for the equipment.
-- New York Times