Iran unveils new underground naval base

By Reuters
January 19, 2025
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Army  shows pilots posing next to a fighter jet during the unveiling of Irans first underground military air base, at an undisclosed location.—AFP/File
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Army  shows pilots posing next to a fighter jet during the unveiling of Iran's first underground military air base, at an undisclosed location.—AFP/File

DUBAI: Iran unveiled an underground naval missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Saturday, state TV said, two days before the start of Donald Trump’s second term as president.

It was unveiled at a time when tension with Washington is widely expected to rise. Iranian leaders are concerned that Trump might empower Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike Iran’s nuclear sites, while tightening U.S. sanctions on its oil industry through his “maximum pressure” policy.