Iran is building a new military base in Syria that will host thousands of troops, Fox News reported on Tuesday citing Western intelligence sources.
According to the report, the "Imam Ali" base is being completed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards' Quds force under orders from the top command.
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Fox said the report was verified by Israeli satellite imaging firm ImageSat International, whose analysts said that images confirm precision-guided missiles could be housed at five newly constructed buildings within the compound.
ISI said construction of the base could be completed within months.
Security experts told Fox News that the Iranian military has never built a base of this scale from scratch in Syria. There is an American army position less than 200 miles from the new Iranian compound.
Amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel last week accused Iran of collaborating with Hezbollah to build precision-guided missiles in Lebanon. On Tuesday, the IDF revealed satellite images of alleged precision missile production facilities in the Beqaa Valley.
