A failed Iranian air defence test in Khuzestan province has triggered speculation about what Tehran may be developing behind closed doors as tensions with the United States remain high. A projectile reportedly crashed into a residential area in Andimeshk on May 19, injuring four people and damaging a shop and two vehicles after the defence exercise went wrong. The incident quickly fuelled online rumours that Iran could be testing an advanced or potentially deadly new weapons system linked to Mojtaba Khamenei’s forces. The episode came just a day after Donald Trump announced he was postponing a planned strike on Iran, intensifying debate over Tehran’s evolving military capabilities.
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