TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have added long-range missiles and drones to the force’s navy, official media said Friday, amid heightened regional tensions following Hamas leader’s killing in Tehran blamed on Israel.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the ideological arm of Iran’s military which has links to Tehran-aligned armed groups across the Middle East, played a key part in the Islamic republic’s first direct attack on Israel in April, Iranian state TV on Friday said that “a large number of new anti-ship cruise missiles were add to the IRGC naval forces by the order of the Guards chief.”
The missiles “have new capabilities” with “high-explosive warheads and being untraceable,” it added.
According to the report, a total of 2,654 military systems including long-range and medium-range missiles, drones for combat and reconnaissance, and electronic warfare units were add to the Guards’ naval forces
IRGC chief General Hossein Salami, speaking at an event where some of the new weapon systems were showcased, stress the importance of being able to “stop the enemy from afar.”
