Iran unveiled an underground naval missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Saturday, state TV said, two days before the start of Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States.

Tehran has been carrying out military drills as its leaders are concerned Donald Trump, who will be sworn in for a second presidential term in Washington later today, may empower Iran's arch-enemy Israel to strike its nuclear sites.

Footage claiming to show a secret Iranian underground naval base was made public by Tehran’s state television on Saturday - the second video the Islamic Republic has released of its arsenal ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

The naval arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled on Saturday an underground base in the country’s southern waters, according to footage aired by state television. The broadcaster, AFP said,

Iran has disclosed an underground naval missile base in the Gulf, as tensions with the U.S. rise just before Donald Trump's second presidential term. The facility, revealed during war games, houses vessels designed for long-range warfare,

The base is located 500 meters underground in Iran’s strategic southern waters that comprise the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman

Iran unveiled an underground missile storage facility and announced Friday that it is manufacturing “new special missiles,” according to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) affiliated Tasnim news.