IRGC Missile Tunnels and Iran’s Defense Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz

But in the geography of the South, the memory of war was not only in homes and the graves of martyrs.

Part of it lay deep in the mountains, in facilities hidden from passersby.

A visit to the IRGC Navy’s missile tunnels took the trip from family visits to the heart of this force’s operational capability.

Thank God, all these launchers are ready.

The tunnel here was more than just an underground structure.

It was part of a strategy to conceal and protect military capabilities, and keep them ready in the event of a possible attack against the country.

This is the power of faith. This is the power of God in this.

In a region where the great powers had spent years displaying their military presence with aircraft carriers, long-range aircraft, and advanced reconnaissance systems, Iran also sought to rely on its coastal geography, anti-ship missiles, fast boats, and a network of operational positions to raise the cost of any military action

against itself. This is where the name Strait of Hormuz once again comes to mind The same narrow waterway whose importance far exceeds its geographical size.

A large share of global energy trade depends on the security of this route, and today the world has been shown that any tension there has consequences extending far beyond the Persian Gulf. For us, defensive capability in this region means creating deterrence and responding decisively to the aggression of terrorists who came from

thousands of kilometers away, deluded by dreams of plunder and conquest.