Iran opens drone factory in Tajikistan

Iran is seeking to strengthen ties with its fellow Persian-speaking country and drones play a big role in the Islamic Republic’s military strategy.
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A handout picture provided by the Iranian army's official website on Sept. 11, 2020, shows an Iranian Ghader missile being fired during the second day of a military exercise in the Gulf near the strategic strait of Hormuz in southern Iran. - Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images
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Iran unveiled a factory in Tajikistan today that will produce drones. 

The factory in the Tajik capital Dushanbe will manufacture Abagil 2 drones. Iranian military Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri attended the ceremony, reported the official Islamic Republic News Agency. 

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