Iran's IRGC unveils underground missile base in the Gulf
"The base is one of several bases housing the Guards' Navy's strategic missiles," the state media quoted the head of the Guards, Major General Hossein Salami, as saying.
By Reuters, January 8, 2021
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Missiles are seen at an underground missile site of Iran's Revolutionary Guards at an undisclosed location in the Gulf (photo credit: REUTERS) |
Iran's elite
Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an
undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian state media reported, at a
time of heightened tension between Tehran and the United States.
"The
base is one of several bases housing the Guards' Navy's strategic
missiles," the state media quoted the head of the Guards, Major General
Hossein Salami, as saying.
Last year, the Guards said Iran had built underground “missile
cities” along the Gulf coastline, warning of a “nightmare for Iran’s
enemies”. "These missiles have ranges of hundreds of kilometers, enjoy
pinpoint accuracy and huge destructive power, and can overcome the
enemy’s electronic warfare equipment," Salami said.
He said the base was "one of several bases housing the Navy’s strategic missiles."
There have been periodic confrontations in the Gulf in recent years between the Guards and the US military, which has accused the Guards’ navy of sending fast attack boats to harass US warships as they pass the Strait of Hormuz.
Tensions
have been high between Tehran and Washington since 2018, when President
Donald Trump exited the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world
powers which limits the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and reimposed
sanctions that have crippled the country's economy.
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