Deep Underground: How Protected Are Iran's 'Missile Cities'?
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has revealed an underground facility containing ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and launchers, as part of the effort to protect the Iranian arsenal from Israeli and American strikes • Tehran claims…
Assessment
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has released footage of an underground missile facility, a move that is as much about signaling deterrence as it is about operational security. The central question is whether these bunkers can withstand a sustained air campaign, not just a single strike. Western intelligence assessments suggest Iran's missile array has partially recovered from previous setbacks, but the true test of these buried sites will come only under actual attack. The gap between Iranian propaganda and proven combat survivability remains wide.