Military Strategy and Regional Security

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.