Israeli drone tech is keeping Iran at bay | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 12, 2026 · 869 words · By MIKE EVANS

Drone Warfare Israeli Military Strategy US-Iran conflict

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Iran’s last weapon Iran has delivered a sweeping set of demands that the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened to maritime traffic.

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What happened

Iran’s last weapon Iran has delivered a sweeping set of demands that the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened to maritime traffic.

Why it matters

The Islamic Republic of Iran has been fighting a war with the Great Satan, America, and the Little Satan, Israel, for 46 years.

Common ground

Iran’s most powerful strategy has been to use proxies and drones.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Flag-Waving: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Islamic Republic of Iran has been fighting a war with the Great Satan, America, and the Little Satan, Israel, for 46 years?
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Name Calling / Labeling 100% confidence

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Flag-Waving 90% confidence

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Causal Oversimplification 80% confidence

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has been fighting a war with the Great Satan, America, and the Little Satan, Israel, for 46 years.”

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While Wikipedia confirms a '2026 Iran war' involving the US and Israel, the specific claim that they have been fighting for '46 years' (which would date back to roughly 1980) is not explicitly corroborated as a continuous state of war by the provided evidence. The evidence mentions a long-standing geopolitical confrontation, but not a formal 46-year war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 1960s, the relationship between Israel and the United States has grown into a close alliance in economic, strategic and military aspects. The U.S. has provided strong support for Israel; it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_States_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is experiencing an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability, triggered by the ongoing Gaza war and the genocide in Gaza. These have primarily consist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 2: “They are trying to smuggle more of those fiber-optic drones to Hezbollah through Syria and Iraq and hit US bases in Iran, Kuwait, and Jordan.”

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The specific claim about smuggling 'fiber-optic drones' to Hezbollah to hit bases in Iran, Kuwait, and Jordan is reported by The Jerusalem Post. Other sources mention general weapon smuggling or attacks in Jordan, but not the specific fiber-optic drone detail.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s only power left is its drones. They are trying to smuggle more of those fiber-optic drones to Hezbollah through Syria and Iraq and hit US bases in Iran, Kuwait, and Jordan. The new battlefield:…
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-905278

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran tried to smuggle weapons which would have upset the balance of power and forced the IDF to change its tactics, and had they reached their destination, would have boosted terrorist capabilities to…
https://www.lawandisrael.org/wp-content/uploads/Topics/Gaza/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran says it launched missiles at two US bases in Jordan following a US attack on Larak Island in southern Iran earlier on Sunday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/us-strikes-irans-la…

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Claim 3: “The FPV drones cost as little as $300 and are 3D-printed by Hezbollah.”

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While evidence defines what a fiber-optic drone is and shows that FPV drones can be 3D printed, there is no evidence provided that Hezbollah specifically 3D prints them for $300.

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web search NEUTRAL — A fiber optic drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), usually a first-person view (FPV) loitering munition, which uses an optical fiber as its primary guidance and teleoperation link.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_optic_drone

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore collection of fpv designs that are perfect for your 3D printer. Download and 3D print STL models tagged with fpv.
https://www.printables.com/tag/fpv

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web search NEUTRAL — I designed it from the ground up for FPV, but it will work equally well as an aerobatic quad. This quad had been under development and testing over the last few months.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32281

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Claim 4: “The Strait of Hormuz, a 21-mile waterway”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 5: “Israel... target Iranian leadership, such as Razi Mousavi, senior IRGC general and overseer of Syrian-Iran military coordination; Mohammad Reza Zahedi, IRGC Quds Force commander for Lebanon and Syria; Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader; Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council; Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij internal security forces; Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the IRGC Navy”

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Evidence confirms the targeting and killing of Razi Mousavi, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The other names are mentioned in the claim, and while not all are explicitly confirmed as 'targeted' in the snippets, the core of the claim regarding the leadership purge is supported by multiple sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Khatami (Persian: محمد خاتمی, romanized: Mohammad Xâtami; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 Augu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Khatami

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Razi Mousavi (Persian: رازی موسوی; 1963 – 25 December 2023) was an Iranian military officer who served in the IRGC's Quds Force. He was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif-Dimashq, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razi_Mousavi

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Claim 6: “The writer has written 120 books, is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. He is the founder of the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem, the Ten Boom Museum in Holland, and Churches United with Israel”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 7: “During Operation Roaring Lion-Epic Fury, Israel simultaneously executed the largest cyberattack in history, knocking Iran's Internet down to roughly 4 percent of normal capacity”

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The search results for this claim only provided dictionary definitions for the word 'during' and no information regarding 'Operation Roaring Lion-Epic Fury' or a cyberattack reducing internet capacity to 4%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 23, 2026 · The meaning of DURING is throughout the duration of. How to use during in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/during

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web search NEUTRAL — during preposition (AT SOME POINT IN) at some time between the beginning and the end of (a period):
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/during

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web search NEUTRAL — During means throughout the entire time or at a certain point in time when something was happening. During is a preposition, which is a type of word used before a noun or pronoun to relate it to anoth…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/during

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Claim 8: “The Army has announced plans to get up to 1 million drones.”

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No evidence was found after searching for the US Army's plan to acquire 1 million drones.

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Claim 9: “the US has the largest inventory of advanced drones in the world”

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The search results for this claim returned information about United Airlines and general US geography, providing no evidence regarding the size of the US drone inventory.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States). The U.S. also possesses five major territor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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Claim 10: “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has launched a drone dominance program, calling for over 300,000 small, one-way strike drones to be fielded across the services by 2028.”

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No evidence was found after searching for Pete Hegseth or the drone dominance program.

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Claim 11: “Iran’s Shahed-136 drone is about the size of a king-size mattress. That drone has a range of 500 miles and costs between $20,000 and $35,000 to produce.”

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Claim 12: “the US and Israel have neutralized more than 90% of those missiles.”

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The provided evidence confirms a conflict and the 'Twelve-Day War', but none of the sources provide a specific percentage (90%) regarding the neutralization of missiles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War

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Claim 13: “Iran is a very big country, one and a half times the size of California.”

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Claim 14: “Iran has delivered a sweeping set of demands that the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened to maritime traffic.”

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Multiple independent sources (web search results and Wikipedia) confirm that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in February 2026 and issued demands to the US as a condition for reopening it.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the 2026 Iran war, Iran has asserted sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, increasing its total area and adding to its territorial waters. Iran has asserted this control over the strait by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_sovereignty_over_the_S…

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