Iran says the United States has been forced to "kneel before an Iranian drone and copy it" after Washington announced plans to deploy U.S.-made versions of Tehran’s Shahed kamikaze drones to the Middle East.

Abolfazl Shekarchi, senior spokesman for Iran’s armed forces, called the deployment a humiliating concession by a global superpower, coming after years in which Iran used low-cost drones against American forces—including the 2024 attack in Jordan—and supplied the systems to allies worldwide, including Russia for use in Ukraine and regional militias across the Middle East.

Newsweek has contacted the State Department and Iran's Foreign Ministry for comment.

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The deployment highlights the growing importance of low-cost, expendable drones in modern warfare. These sys

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