Shahid Bagheri is a drone carrier under development to be operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy. She is the result of the 2022–2024 conversion of the container ship Perarin, to which was added an oblique tread at a slope, in the manner of light aircraft carriers. She is named after Shahid (martyr) Bahman Bagheri, an IRGC commander who died in Pathak, Iraq, in a clash of the Iran–Iraq war.
Iran has unveiled its latest military asset, the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, a powerful new drone carrier warship designed to enhance its..