Iran's Revolutionary Guards tout new missile base in support of navy
Top IRGC commanders inaugurated on Monday what Iranian state television described as a new underground missile base.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) revealed what it said was a new underground missile base capable of conducting electronic warfare in support of the country’s navy, state-run television reported.
The subterranean “missile city” houses both ballistic and cruise missiles that will support Iran’s navy, IRGC commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami was quoted as saying.
The head of the IRGC’s naval forces, Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri, said the projectiles had “enter[ed] the operational section of the IRGC navy,” according to Iran’s Fars News Agency.
Although the IRGC did not state the location of the site, commanders’ emphasis on the base’s support role for Iran’s navy suggests it is the latest addition to fortifications along the country’s southern coast.
