{"id":305635,"date":"2025-03-24T08:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=305635"},"modified":"2025-03-26T08:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T08:16:04","slug":"iran-unveils-missile-systems-on-gulf-islands-amid-us-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=305635","title":{"rendered":"Iran unveils missile systems on Gulf Islands amid US tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFP \u2013 March 23, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n

TEHRAN:\u00a0Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards have deployed new missile systems on three strategic islands near the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route, saying they can target enemy bases and vessels, as tensions with the United States continue to rise, according to the state media.<\/p>\n

The weapons were deployed on Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa near the Strait of Hormuz, a globally vital shipping lane.<\/p>\n

The Guards recently held military manoeuvres in the area.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s announcement comes as Iran prepares to respond to a letter from US President Donald Trump urging a resumption of nuclear talks and warning of possible military action if Iran refuses.<\/p>\n

“We have a tactic that we must arm” the island group “and make it operative”, said Alireza Tangsiri, naval commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the ideological branch of Iran\u2019s military.<\/p>\n

“We are capable of attacking enemy bases, vessels, and assets in the region,” he told state television.<\/p>\n

The new systems “can completely destroy any target within 600 kilometres (370 miles)”.<\/p>\n

On Friday, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US threats against Iran “will get them nowhere”, warning that “if they do anything malign to the Iranian nation, they will get a hard slap”.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described Trump\u2019s letter as “more of a threat” but said it appeared to offer opportunities, noting that Tehran would respond “in the coming days”.<\/p>\n

In remarks broadcast on Friday, US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said Trump was trying to head off armed conflict with Iran by building trust with Tehran.<\/p>\n

He said the president\u2019s letter was not intended as a threat.<\/p>\n

Iran has controlled the three Gulf islands since 1971, despite their sovereignty being disputed with the United Arab Emirates for decades.<\/p>\n

In September, Tangsiri said Iran was “expanding” its defence capabilities on the islands.<\/p>\n

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