Iran Building ‘Defensive Tunnel’ After Israeli Strikes
Iran is building a “defensive tunnel” in the capital, Tehran, following Israel’s strikes on targets in the country in October, the Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.
According to the head of transport for Tehran City Council, Jafar Tashakori Hashemi, the tunnel located near the city centre, will link a station on the Tehran metro to the Imam Khomeini hospital, allowing direct underground access to the medical facility.
“For the first time in the country, a tunnel with defensive applications is being built in Tehran,” Hashemi told Tasnim.
Israel on October 26, carried out what it described as “precise and targeted” airstrikes on Iran, in retaliation for the barrage of strikes launched by Tehran against Israel on October 1.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted military sites in several regions, with subsequent reports suggesting an Iranian missile production site had been hit. One civilian and four soldiers were killed in the attacks, the Iranian military said
Meanwhile, Newly appointed Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday said Iran was “more exposed than ever to strikes on its nuclear facilities.”
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In a post on X, Katz said “We have the opportunity to achieve our most important goal – to thwart and eliminate the existential threat to the State of Israel.”