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Breaking News: Iranian Navy Unveils Underground Coastal Missile Base Escalating Threats to US and Israel.


On February 2, 2025, Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, announced that the IRGC Navy has successfully stored its coastal missile systems in reinforced underground tunnels, marking a strategic leap in the protection and operational readiness of its most advanced weaponry. The secure storage ensures the missiles are shielded from potential airstrikes and other threats while remaining readily available for rapid deployment.
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Iran's IRGC Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Coastal Missiles Stored in Reinforced Underground Facility for Enhanced Protection and Readiness. (Picture source: Iranian press agency)


This move is part of a broader strategy to enhance Iran's missile capabilities, a process that has gained momentum in recent years. The underground storage facilities are designed to safeguard critical military assets, ensuring the missiles can remain operational even in the face of heightened regional tensions or external strikes.

Salami further revealed that Iran’s missile systems now exceed a range of 1,000 kilometers, providing the nation with the capacity to launch highly precise strikes from deep within its borders. This capability significantly extends Iran's strategic reach, enabling it to target both land and sea-based threats with unprecedented accuracy. These long-range missile systems are poised to become an integral part of Iran’s military doctrine, offering a strong deterrent against potential adversaries.

The storage announcement follows a highly secretive underground missile facility unveiled earlier this year on January 10, 2025. The facility’s reveal, broadcast in a video by Iranian state media, was accompanied by a ceremony attended by top IRGC figures, including Salami and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the IRGC Aerospace Force. This underground facility symbolizes a milestone in Iran's expanding ballistic missile program, underlining the nation's efforts to fortify its defense infrastructure in the face of regional uncertainties.

Alongside the storage announcement, Salami also emphasized the substantial technological upgrades made to Iran's missile systems, naval vessels, and maritime strike capabilities. These enhancements ensure that both static and mobile military assets are equipped with the latest advancements, enabling Iran to operate in a variety of modern warfare environments. The new systems will strengthen Iran’s ability to conduct both strategic and tactical operations, integrating cutting-edge technology to confront potential threats more effectively.

The rapid expansion of Iran's missile capabilities presents a significant challenge to regional security, particularly for U.S. forces deployed in the Middle East and for Israel, a long-time regional adversary. With the IRGC Navy now able to deploy high-precision strikes from deep within Iran's territory, both land and sea targets could be engaged from extended ranges, threatening both military and civilian infrastructure in neighboring countries.

For Israel, this development exacerbates existing concerns over Iran’s growing missile and naval prowess. Iran's ability to launch long-range, precision-guided strikes could potentially target key Israeli assets, including military installations, airfields, and ports, without warning. The Iranian missile program, combined with advancements in naval strike capabilities, increases the likelihood of an asymmetric threat that Israel will need to contend with in future defense strategies.

U.S. military forces stationed in the region—especially those operating in the Arabian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and surrounding areas—also face heightened risks. The long-range missiles, capable of hitting targets at distances beyond 1,000 km, could threaten critical U.S. bases in the region, such as those in Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, as well as naval assets operating in the Persian Gulf. The upgraded missile systems, including the IRGC Navy's coastal missile arsenal, would significantly complicate U.S. defense operations, especially given the risk of surprise attacks on both land-based facilities and naval vessels.

This increasing range and accuracy of Iran's missile capabilities, coupled with the protection offered by underground storage, represent a tangible escalation in the regional arms race. The U.S. and Israel will likely need to accelerate their countermeasures, including missile defense systems and naval assets, to mitigate the growing threat posed by Iran's evolving military infrastructure.

As tensions continue to rise in the region, the ability to neutralize or deter Iran’s missile and naval capabilities will remain a critical aspect of U.S. and Israeli defense strategies, while potentially shaping future diplomatic and military responses to Iranian aggression.


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