The Revolutionary Guards' naval drive has uncovered an underground naval base “within the waters of southern Iran,” in keeping with pictures broadcast by state Iranian tv exhibiting dozens of small boats outfitted with machine weapons and missiles parked in labyrinthine underground galleys, two days earlier than the inauguration of the brand new US President Donald Trump
The bottom “the place these assault boats with missile launchers are stationed is situated at a depth of 500 meters within the waters of southern Iran,” Iranian tv reported.
🇮🇷”IRAN UNDERGROUND NAVAL BASE”
IRGC has unveiled its first underground naval base, located roughly 500 meters beneath the floor. 👀 pic.twitter.com/jlCIevNn6y
— WORLD AT WAR (@World_At_War_6) January 18, 2025
Basic Hossein Salami, commander of the Revolutionary Guards, and Basic Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Guards' naval forces, visited the bottom, in keeping with pictures launched.
State tv clarified that “a few of these vessels” have the power to hit US ships and destroyers.
On January 10, Basic Salami inspected an underground missile base that Iranian media reported was used within the 200-missile assault towards Israel, which included hypersonic missiles for the primary time.
In Iran, the IRGC-N for the primary time confirmed a part of considered one of their underground bases within the Persian Gulf the place their small missile boats, patrol boats, and many others. are primarily based. Stockpiles of sea mines, anti-ship missiles and many others. are additionally situated there. pic.twitter.com/G2u64fXQsK
— Yuri Lyamin (@imp_navigator) January 18, 2025
Iran claimed the assault was carried out in retaliation for the July assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniya in Tehran. Iran additionally cited the loss of life of an Iranian common in a September assault in Lebanon that killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
In late October, Israel introduced that it had carried out strikes towards Iranian navy installations in response to Tehran's assault.
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