The Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela held a military ceremony with participation from many units, during which the Venezuelan Army displayed new Iran-made DIO KLF assault rifles, clones of the Iranian Type 56-1, according to an X post by @war_noir shared between 9:16 PM and 9:46 PM UTC on December 21, 2025. The X post notes the rifles feature synthetic furniture resembling DDR designs, slanted brakes, and sling mounts. This information emerged over the past 30 minutes amid ongoing regional tensions. The ceremony occurs as Venezuela maintains military ties with Iran, following reports of Iranian oil shipments to Venezuela via the sanctioned tanker BELLA 1 earlier on December 21, according to satellite imagery cited by @trbrtc in prior periods.
