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‘Designed to wreak havoc’: The cheap drones shaping the war with Iran
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A woman walking past an Iranian Shahed drone variant displayed at a military exhibit in Tehran, Iran, on Oct 1, 2025.
PHOTO: ARASH KHAMOOSHI/NYTIMES
Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano
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WASHINGTON - Long before Iranian drones rained down on airports, skyscrapers and embassies across the Persian Gulf this past week, the US military was busy trying to find cheap ways to shoot them down.
