Iran’s underground missile cities, located up to 500 meters beneath mountains, form a vast and highly secretive network stretching across the country.

Explosions have been reported across several major cities in Iran after Israel and the US carried out joint strikes on the country.

According to the 2026 assessment by Global Firepower, Israel ranks 15th among 145 countries with a PowerIndex score of 0.2707, while Iran ranks 16th with a score of 0.3199.

US President Donald Trump confirmed the role of the United States in strikes against Iran as he said that the US has begun ‘major combat operations in Iran’.

Over 250,000 anti-Iran regime protesters rally in Munich as Global Day of Action demonstrations span major cities worldwide calling for leadership change.

Military analysts believe the facilities are designed to protect weapons from air strikes and allow launches with limited warning. The system is operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Across Iranian cities, many are living through sleepless nights and anxious days amid the continued speculation that the United States could be about to carry out military strikes. Some young people in particular are obsessively checking plane- and ship-tracking platforms - some fearful of external intervention,

Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran's nuclear program but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Mideast war on the table as the U.S.