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Tehran reveals underground missile base near Persian Gulf

Iran has announced it built a new subterranean missile base as tension between Washington and Tehran escalates.
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Iran revealed a new subterranean missile base near the Persian Gulf today, in Tehran’s latest display of defiance amid pressure from the United States over its weapons program and regional influence.

Video aired by a state news outlet showed the Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, and IRGC navy commander Rear Adm. Ali Reza Tangsiri touring the underground facility yesterday.

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