Iran builds new missile facility: allegations and footage from intelligence company
Tehran's missile program has long haunted not only Iran's "eternal enemy" Israel, but also the countries of Western Europe and the United States. Intel Lab Intelligence recently released data that allegedly show Iran is building a new missile facility in Kermanshah province, near the Bakhtaran ballistic missile base. The reconnaissance company overseeing the site said that after a seven-month downtime, construction of tunnels and pouring structures for foundations resumed.
The construction site is located about 5 kilometers from the Bakhtaran base, owned by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In the West, the Bakhtaran base is considered a potential launch point for missiles against Israel, the Persian Gulf countries and Western Europe.
According to the intelligence company Intel Lab, two tunnels were dug from January to September 2020. American analyst Farzin Nadimi believes that these tunnels could be connected to the Bakhtaran base, and the facility itself could be used to store and assemble ballistic missiles.
Since the Bakhtaran base was previously used by the Iranian command to launch missile attacks on opponents of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, as well as against Kurdish rebels in Iraq, the West has always closely watched any actions to modernize this important military facility. Naturally, the construction of the tunnels also interested the Western media: they are worried whether Iran will use the new facility to further increase its missile power.
On the other hand, what options remain for Tehran in an unfriendly environment? Attempts to increase the potential of its armed forces, including through the construction of new missile facilities, are quite natural.
New #ballisticmissile UG facility near Bakhtaran base in Kermanshah. @Orion__int and I joined forces on this new finding in # Iran ... Two tunnels were excavated from January to September 2020. This 3D model is a possible layout of the UG facility when operational. #TheIntelLab pic.twitter.com/M6vkXUL47K
- The Intel Lab (@TheIntelLab) January 28, 2021
As for the underground missile bases, the new facility is not the first, and most likely not the last such underground missile base of the Iranian armed forces. The presence of underground "towns" with missiles was previously confirmed by the Iranian authorities themselves. For example, Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh recently stated that underground missile bases are scattered throughout the country, at a depth of up to 500 meters. True, it is far from the fact that the Iranian authorities are not exaggerating the capabilities of their missile forces, trying, thereby, to scare their potential opponents - the United States, Israel and the oil monarchies of the Persian Gulf.
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