The Ayatollah has a huge morale problem in the Iranian military. The fall of Syria really rattled them. Not only that, Israeli airstrikes put a major dent in missile production. To assure nervous citizens that he can defend them from Donald Trump’s imperial aggression, he gave a video tour of an underground missile warehouse.
Ayatollah plays tour guide
A nervous Ayatollah recently played tour guide in an obvious show of strength. Iranian state media “unveiled images from an underground arms storage facility that was used in last year’s missile attacks on Israel.”
The broadcast casually confirmed that “the facility contained new special missiles.”
Iranian Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh made a point of describing the facility as a “dormant volcano.”
IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami, also present at the tour, “vowed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would develop new special missiles.” The Ayatollah wants the world to think resupplies are on the way any moment.
“The enemy thought that our production capacity had been cut off,” Salami announced as ordered. “But the growth rate of our missile capacity is up to date.”
Not only that, the Ayatollah wants everyone to know that “missiles are really increasing and upgrading their capacity and capabilities every day in terms of quantity, quality, skill, and design.”
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The Ayatollah was quick to assure Iranian civilians that there won’t be any nasty explosions over their heads for a while. Israel’s strikes on their missile factories in October didn’t do enough damage to matter, they claim.
“This increase in capabilities means that the IRGC Aerospace Force will once again unveil its newly produced missiles and missile bases in the near future.”
Fact checkers are having a field day with the Ayatollah and his rhetoric. “Assessing the accuracy of these statements requires careful consideration, as there are varying perspectives on Iran’s military capabilities,” pundits note.
“International military analysts raised questions about the technical effectiveness of Iran’s missile program.”
The reality is that Tehran was “alarmed” after Israeli Air Force strikes “damaged Iran’s ballistic missile factories and aerial defense systems.”
The Ayatollah isn’t totally out of the game but an attack is likely to deplete all his resources. Iran has “some ability to strike Israel.” However, industry insider Sam Lair added, “If I were supreme leader, I would probably be a little disappointed.“
