Iran unveils underground missile complex and warns of wider retaliation

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force unveiled an underground missile complex on November 10, displaying ballistic and cruise missiles alongside their launchers, according to Tasnim News (English).

The unveiling came as Tehran renewed threats of force while regional mediators pursued a deal, Al-Monitor reported. Iranian officials presented the facility as a warning about the reach and severity of their response to any renewed attack.

On November 10, the Revolutionary Guards released footage of senior military commanders touring what they described as a new underground missile facility, Iran International (English) reported.

The footage showed Ali Abdollahi, chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, and Majid Mousavi, commander of the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force, inspecting sections of the complex, according to NDTV Top Stories. State television's video was heavily edited and partially blurred, Hereford Times reported, and included new, unidentified surface-to-surface missiles.

Also on November 10, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the unveiling sent a clear message to Iran's enemies. He warned that the country's armed forces would determine the geography of any future war, according to ISNA (English).

On November 11, the Aerospace Force's commander said it was ready to counter threats in the region and beyond, Mehr News (English) reported. Separately, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Ali Abdollahi warned the US and Israel that renewed aggression would bring far more devastating blows, according to Tasnim News (English).

The public display establishes what Iran chose to show, not the full extent of the facility's capabilities. Gulf News described it as a site the IRGC calls new, while the edited footage reported by Hereford Times limits what can be assessed from the broadcast alone.

A separate report offers a different measure of Iran's missile strength. Times of Israel - Iran cited a Western official, drawing on intelligence, who estimated that Iran had 1,700 missiles remaining and was producing up to 50 ballistic missiles a month, half its prewar rate. Those estimates concern Iran's broader arsenal, not the contents of the newly displayed complex.

The immediate questions are whether regional mediation produces a deal and whether Iran provides more evidence of the facility's claimed capabilities. Al-Monitor reported that mediators were pursuing an agreement as the complex was unveiled; the coverage provides no outcome for those efforts.