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ORAC
Iran's IRGC published a video today of launching a ballistic missile from their forward base Shahid Mahdavi (converted container ship). The missile seems to be from Fateh series launched from a single launcher hidden inside a container. A banner on the container (inside my green circle) shows the "The Great Prophet-18" exercise which actually happened around Jan 10, 2024 but was canceled and never declared due to some missile's failure.…
More videos of the missiles track and air defense engagement in the Iranian port of Chabahar today where important military bases exist too.
COULD be air defense exercise as there was talks on the "The Great Prphet-18" exercise starting these days.
Our Navy does live missile exercises also.
I think that Iran has demonstrated an interesting capability here, something like the old "armed merchantman" that some navies used to deploy in the 19th and 20th century.
It could be in a box on any old container ship, yes?