Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Persian Gulf location on Friday, Iranian state media reported, at a time of heightened tension between Tehran and the United States.
"The base is one of several bases housing the navy's strategic missiles," state media quoted IRGC commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, as saying.
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Last year, the Guards said Iran had built underground "missile cities" along the Gulf coastline, warning of a "nightmare for Iran's enemies."
"These missiles have ranges of hundreds of kilometers, enjoy pinpoint accuracy and huge destructive power, and can overcome the enemy's electronic warfare equipment," Salami said.
There have been periodic confrontations in the Gulf in recent years between the Guards and the US military, which has accused the Guards' navy of sending fast attack craft to harass US warships as they pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tensions have been high between Tehran and Washington since 2018, when US President Donald Trump exited the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers aimed at limiting the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and re-imposed sanctions that have crippled the country's economy.
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