Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new underground missile city equipped with electronic warfare facilities on the south coast, several Iranian news agencies said on Saturday.
In recent weeks, Iran has stepped up its frequent announcement of “underground missile cities,” in tandem with a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at reviving negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program.
On Saturday, state media said the naval arm of IRGC showcased a new underground base housing cruise missiles on Iran's southern coast and equipped with electronic warfare facilities.
The Mehr news agency reported that Iran’s IRGC Navy has unveiled a new underground base housing cruise missiles designed to target destroyers in strategic southern waters.
IRGC Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami visited the “missile city” on Saturday, it added.
He inspected the combat readiness of the navy’s missile units at the new facility, it said, adding that the upgraded missiles stationed in the subterranean base are also equipped to counter electronic warfare and can be operational in the shortest time possible.
On January 18, the naval arm of IRGC unveiled an underground base in the country’s southern waters, according to footage aired by state television.
The broadcaster showed that the base houses dozens of assault boats equipped with missile launchers.
Iranian state television says Iran only disclosed a small part of its underground and field missile cities.
Meanwhile, Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Chief of Staff and Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army said his country “is fully prepared to confront any threats, no matter where they originate.”
“Iran, as a regional power, plays a key and influential role, and therefore, can affect all regional developments,” he asserted during an interview on Friday with an Iranian news agency.
Iran fears US President Donald Trump will reimpose his “maximum pressure policy” through more sanctions on its oil, particularly after Tehran significantly expanded its production of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
