According to satellite imagery reviewed by the Arab Desk's Hananel Aviv, Iran is constructing a new underground missile city — a buried facility with six entrances, most under hard granite. Excavation began in 2024, paused during the '12-Day War', resumed between wars, and sites near it were struck in the recent conflict. The facility's location is not specified.
A report by Hananel Aviv of the Arab Desk, relying on satellite imagery analysis, claims that Iran is constructing a new underground missile city — a deeply buried facility with six entrances, most of which are located beneath layers of hard granite rock. The report says excavation work at the site began during 2024, was halted during the '12-Day War' (the May 2026 conflict between Israel and Iran), and resumed in the interwar period.
During the most recent war (June 2026), multiple points and special installations near the site were struck. The underground base is reported to have six entrances, with the design and site selection apparently accounting for security, defense, and structural reinforcement considerations.
The location of the new missile city is not specified in the report. The claim comes from a single source — a Telegram analysis post by the desk — with no independent or official confirmation. As The Zioneer previously reported in BACKGROUND context, satellite imagery has revealed underground missile infrastructure at Kermanshah and Khomein, and the IDF has exposed Hezbollah's underground tunnel city beneath the Beaufort Ridge in Lebanon.
The nature of the '12-Day War' pause and the scope of interwar construction remain unverified. The report does not indicate whether the facility is operational or still under construction.
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