Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps revealed one of its underground “missile cities” to Iranian media outlets Wednesday, as tensions with the West boiled over its nuclear program. An Israeli flag could be seen placed on the ground in the footage at the unveiling — a practice common in the Islamic Republic that allows people to tr ample the flag as an offense against the Jewish state.
Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, and the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, were present in the footage, touring around on vehicles and speaking to personnel at the undisclosed location. Bagheri told personnel during the tour of the base that “Iran’s iron fist is far stronger than before,” and claimed that Tehran was developing its defensive capabilities faster than its rivals, as quoted by Press TV. “The enemy will definitely fall behind in this balance of power,” he said.
“All the [defensive] dimensions that are required for generating a [military] capability that is 10 times [greater than] the one deployed during Operation True Promise II, has been created,” Bagheri added, mentioning Iran’s name for its second missile attack on Israel in October. Iranian media outlets identified several domestically produced missiles in the footage, including the “Emad,” a missile with a range of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles); “Sejil” with 1,500-2,500 kilometers (930 to 1,550 miles); “Qadr H” with 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles); “Kheibar Shekan,” with 1,450 kilometers (900 miles) and “Haj Qassem,” with 1,400 kilometers (870 miles). (Read More)
