Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force presented an underground complex as a new missile city, Gulf News reported, as Tehran seeks to shield weapons production from airstrikes.
Images released by the IRGC-linked Tasnim on Nov. 10, during Aerospace Week, showed what it described as ballistic and cruise missiles with launchers. Tasnim did not identify the facility’s location or give a count of the weapons. Gulf News said the site’s scale and operational status had not been independently established.
Tasnim reported that Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, attended alongside Brig. Gen. Majid Mousavi, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force.
IRGC spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi said missile and drone production had moved from surface facilities to underground complexes. He argued that production could continue during heavy bombardment, a claim Gulf News said could not be independently verified. Mohebbi also said the force planned further military announcements during Aerospace Week.
