Iran’s IRGC says it is building underground sites for weapons production and storage | US-Israeli war against Iran

The IRGC says underground military complexes allow missile production to continue even under heavy bombardment.

Iran is building underground military complexes capable of sustaining weapons production and storage even under heavy bombardment, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi made a series of announcements on military capabilities at a news conference in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian media reported.

Among the achievements listed was an “underground missile city” expected to be unveiled, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

Mohebbi said the IRGC quickly shifted its missile and drone production lines from the surface to underground facilities. This allows Iran to continue producing missiles when its adversaries thought its stocks were dwindling, he said.

The spokesperson also highlighted advances in stealth technology. He argued that such improvements had allowed Iranian missiles and drones to pierce air defense systems and precisely strike targets in previous rounds of combat with the United States and Israel.

“Today, every weapon used by the IRGC aerospace force is manufactured using local knowledge and expertise. Moreover, our products are not even derived from reverse-engineering captured enemy war materials,” Mohebbi was quoted as saying by Iranian news agency IRNA.

A recent report by the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal shows that Iran has caused billions of dollars in damage to US bases across the Middle East in previous rounds of fighting.

Meanwhile, another report from the Reuters news agency found that Iran had successfully targeted Gulf infrastructure on at least 135 occasions during the same period, causing billions of dollars in damage and loss of revenue.

Mohebbi also warned on Saturday that restrictions on the range of Iranian missiles had been lifted. The warning followed a statement by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who said there would be “no geographic limits” to Iran’s response if it were attacked again by the United States and Israel.

The US-Israeli war against Iran was launched on February 28, prompting Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz and triggering a global energy crisis. Mediation efforts have intensified recently as regional countries hope to end the war.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US military had launched limited strikes on the Iranian island of Qeshm, while asserting that Washington had made “a lot of progress” in negotiations with Iran.

Tehran has repeatedly warned it will target Gulf energy infrastructure if fighting resumes. Such attacks would likely push energy prices even higher.

At the same time, Washington also imposed additional sanctions on Iran in a bid to force Tehran to give in to its demands. The restrictions have further strained the country’s economy, forcing Iran to adopt new trade routes.

On Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the creation of a new task force that will support ongoing U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from using land routes to transport advanced weapons and other materiel.

The United States also imposed a naval blockade on Iran to prevent it from exporting oil.