The IRGC’s Aerospace Forces have for the first time made public a missile base described by Iranian state television as an “underground missile city”, according to Essanews.com.
The missile base was introduced in the presence of IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami and head of the IRGC Aerospace Forces Amir Ali Hajizadeh, according to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency.
Iranian-made missiles and drones are displayed in the Basij paramilitary force’s parade in Tehran (Iran) on January 10.
Tasnim said the missile base was used in Iranian raids on Israel as part of operations codenamed “Operation Fulfillment of Promise” and “Operation Fulfillment of Promise 2” in September. April and October 2024. According to Essanews, the Israeli side said those attacks did not cause significant losses to Israel or its armed forces.
Iranian state television on January 10 also showed footage of Mr. Salami visiting an underground missile base that is said to have “dozens” of different types of missiles, according to AFP.
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Also on January 10, thousands of members of the Basij volunteer militia of the IRGC marched with heavy weapons and vehicles through the streets of the capital Tehran, demonstrating their readiness to face the “threat”. “.
An IRGC commander, General Mohammadreza Naghdi, specifically named Iran’s enemies, the US and Israel, in the above parade, according to AFP. Mr. Naghdi said that America was “behind all the misfortunes in the Muslim world”.
Mr. Naghdi also emphasized that “if we can destroy the Zionists [tức Israel] and get America to withdraw from its bases in the region, then one of our major problems will be solved.”
IRGC commander in Tehran, General Hassan Hassanzadeh, told state television that one goal of the parade was “to support the people of Gaza and Palestine”. “We also want to demonstrate that the Basij is ready to confront all threats from the enemies of the Islamic revolution,” Mr. Hassanzadeh emphasized.
