Iran launches 'drones mother ship' as it braces for conflict with Donald Trump's America Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have taken delivery of the country’s first ship capable of launching drones and helicopters at sea.
During Trump’s first time in the White House, he pulled America out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018, a deal which aimed to limit Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions while allowing it to develop the technology for energy purposes, and easing sanctions.
“The Revolutionary Guards took action to transform a commercial ship... into a mobile naval platform capable of carrying out drone and helicopter missions in the oceans,” said Navy Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Alireza Tangsiri.
Iran’s armed forces are unveiling new weaponry, and carrying out three months of military exercises, as Tehran braces for more tensions with Israel and the United States under President Donald Trump.
Trump on Tuesday restored his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
