This week, Iran announced that it would set up a drone production plant in Tajikistan. Iran and Tajikistan are on both sides of Afghanistan, where ISIS is now trying to create disorder, through terrorist acts. Iran fears that ISIS terrorism will seep into its territory and change the internal balance in Iran and has already warned Afghanistan; About two weeks ago, the two armies were on the verge of a fire incident.
Through the announcement of the establishment of a UAV plant in Tajikistan, Iran may achieve two things: Pressure on Afghanistan from two directions, as well as gaining experience in establishing a UAV plant outside Iran with Iranian technology and gain cooperation in their operation with the political entity in which the plant is located.
Iranian drone technology is advanced, and surprised the world in September 2019, with the precise attack on Saudi oil facilities, which shut down a large part of Saudi oil production. Western intelligence sources indicated after the attack that drones carried bombs weighing 30 kilograms each; This is probably a low weight for carrying a nuclear bomb, and in addition, the technology of carrying and loading an unconventional weapon facility, is not simple. But Israel may need to shed light on this question regarding the carrying of an unconventional facility, Lest Iran abandon what is considered its main effort, namely the development of the possibility of carrying unconventional weapons on a ballistic missile, which requires technology that Iran apparently does not have, and will focus its efforts on an area in which it has already succeeded in developing advanced technology, such as the UAV. In this context, the question is interesting as to which other political entities will receive an Iranian drone plant, and how many of them are within range that endangers Israel.
The Iranian military chief of staff attended the inauguration ceremony of the factory in Tajikistan and said that Iran had reached great potential in its military industry, and especially in UAV technology, and this capability allows it to export the developed technology to allied countries. The Iranian chief of staff has determined that the new service his country provides will lead to the preservation of peace.