how many shahed drones has Iran fired during this war? approximately 4,400

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Iran and its proxies have fired approximately 4,400 one-way attack drones at targets across the Middle East since the war began. The vast majority of these launches (about 85-90%) occurred during the opening weeks of the conflict, as Iran combined drone swarms with ballistic missiles to overwhelm regional air defenses. [1, 2]

Would you like to know more about the interception rates of these drones, the specific countries targeted across the Gulf, or how their low production cost is impacting the broader military strategy? [1, 2, 3]

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