According to a report by The New York Times, Newly analyzed satellite imagery has confirmed significant damage to one of Iran’s most guarded military assets: a strategic underground airbase located approximately 100 miles north of the volatile Strait of Hormuz.
The facility, which Iran began carving into the mountains of southern Hormozgan Province over a decade ago, appears to have been targeted in a series of precision strikes that bypassed local social media detection, leaving only an orbital trail of the destruction.
While most military strikes in the region are quickly captured on smartphone cameras by local bystanders, the remote and high-security nature of this underground site kept the recent operation largely under wraps until now.
Satellite images from late March, the facility has sustained fresh damage to its critical infrastructure:
“The multiple satellite images from March that showed new damage at the taxiways at the end of the month. Some of the tunnel entrances were struck already earlier in the conflict.”
The report noted a lack of on-the-ground footage, observing that “only satellites appear to have recorded the damage to the facility.”
In addition to the strike damage, the imagery revealed efforts by Iranian forces to render the base’s airstrip unusable for any potential invading force.
“The satellite imagery also showed several small earth mounds or similar obstacles on the runway, which Iranian forces appeared to have set up to prevent the landing of enemy planes.”
The timing and precision of the strikes have sparked speculation regarding the involvement of major regional actors. However, official confirmation remains elusive.
“The U.S. and Israeli militaries did not respond to requests for comment on the strike.”……See More
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