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Iran announces construction of underground sites for missile and drone production

Iran is building underground military complexes to keep manufacturing weapons during heavy bombardments, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

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Iran is constructing underground military sites designed to sustain the production and storage of weapons during heavy bombardments, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday. Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi announced the military capabilities during a news conference in Tehran on 7 November 2026. [1]

According to Iranian media reports cited by Al Jazeera, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps plans to unveil an underground missile city. Mohebbi stated that the military branch has rapidly moved its production of missiles and drones underground. [1]

The announcement comes amid ongoing military conflict, as the 2026 Iran war has been underway since 28 February 2026. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Iranian forces previously claimed in October 2026 that four oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. [6][8]

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In short

  • Iran is building underground military complexes for weapons production and storage.
  • Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi announced the facilities at a news conference in Tehran.
  • The Revolutionary Guards plan to unveil an underground missile city.
  • Missile and drone production has been transferred to underground locations.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Iran’s IRGC says building underground sites for weapons production, storageAl Jazeera, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]US urges Iranians to stay away from IRGC positions if tensions escalateIran International, 20h ago
  3. [3]They thought Iran would run out of missiles, but… – IRGC CLAIMSTodayPress.tv, 5h ago
  4. [4]IRGC Baluch commander assassinated in southeast IranRudaw, 3h ago
  5. [5]Iran's secret underground missile production? IRGC says factories kept running during US attacks: 'Enemies will be astonished'WION, 6h ago

Background

  1. [6]Timeline of the 2026 Iran war on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Former Ilva steelworkers call strike after Italian plant operations face shutdown FTMQ News, 29d ago
  3. [8]Iran claims four tankers caught fire after striking mines in Hormuz FTMQ News, 7d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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