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U.S.-Iran Tensions (2025–2026) are a crisis process that began in June 2025 with Israel’s attack on Iran, unfolding within the broader context of relations dating back to the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution, and entered a new phase with direct U.S. military intervention against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The process subsequently evolved through the reimposition of United Nations sanctions, economic protests in Iran, regional military buildups, and the resumption of indirect nuclear negotiations.

Çakır Cruise Missile is a next-generation cruise missile developed by Roketsan with a modular architecture, capable of being launched from land, sea, and air platforms. The system is designed for use on fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial and maritime vehicles (UAVs/UMVs), tactical wheeled land vehicles, and surface platforms. It is capable of engaging surface targets, coastal targets, strategic land targets, and caves. The official launch of the Çakır missile family took place

The V-1 Flying Bomb (German: Vergeltungswaffe) was the first operational cruise missile developed and deployed by Nazi Germany during World War II. This unmanned aircraft-bomb, designated by the German Air Ministry as the Fieseler Fi 103, was used against targets such as England and Belgium as retaliation for Allied air attacks on Germany. Between June 1944 and March 1945, more than 20,000 V-1 missiles were launched against British and continental European targets. The V-1 had a range of approxi

SOM (Stand-Off Munition) is a family of cruise missiles designed to neutralize targets with high precision without entering the range of air defense systems. Launched from aircraft, these missiles have a range of up to 250 km. Developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE and produced by ROKETSAN, this munition offers effective strike capability against both fixed land targets and mobile surface targets. SOM is among the most effective munitions proven by the Turkish Air Force in operational use and belongs to the