The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it unveiled a new underground base housing cruise missiles “designed to target destroyers in strategic southern waters,” Iranian state media said on Saturday.
The report was made on the same day as the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, celebrated “Islamic Revolution Guards Day.”
The unveiling of an underground “missile city,” as Iran terms these types of bases, is not new. Iran has unveiled in the past and emphasized different capacities for these underground facilities. The goal is clear: Iran wants to show it can keep a lot of its forces underground in case of an attack by adversaries. This is clearly a message to Israel, the US, and some Gulf states. Ed note: (This is the third underground missile base unveiled by the IRGC in less than a month (Read More)
