Israel-Iran conflict: Tehran showcases underground drone arsenal as missile strikes intensify

Iran displays drones as war escalates (Video grab)

As the US-Israeli war with Iran entered its third day, Iranian state media released footage appearing to showcase a vast underground drone arsenal, even as missile strikes intensified across the region.

Fars News Agency published a propaganda video revealing rows of drones stored deep inside underground tunnels, some mounted on rocket launchers. The footage showed long corridors lined with unmanned aerial vehicles, with walls adorned by Iranian flags, underscoring Tehran’s emphasis on military resilience despite sustained attacks.

The video came hours after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had launched missile strikes on key Israeli targets. “Among the targets of this tenth wave were a targeted strike on the Zionist regime's government complex in Tel Aviv, attacks on military and security centres in Haifa, and a strike on east Jersualem,” a Guards statement carried by state TV said. It added that Kheibar ballistic missiles were used in the attack.

Israel and the United States launched attacks of unprecedented scale against Iran on Saturday, prompting Tehran to respond with missile strikes regionwide.

US President Donald Trump said “combat operations” against Iran would continue “until all of our objectives are achieved” in a video address, warning there would “likely be more” US casualties after US Central Command confirmed that three US service members had been killed and five seriously wounded in an Iranian attack.

In the early hours of Monday, Israel struck what it described as Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the group fired rockets at Israel, widening the conflict further.

Iranian officials reported at least 153 people were killed after a strike on a girls’ school, which President Masoud Pezeshkian called a “barbaric act.” Meanwhile, Iranian missiles struck the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, killing at least nine people, according to emergency services.

The fighting has rattled the wider region, with explosions reported in Bahrain, Erbil and Jordan, and global oil prices jumping when Asian markets opened on Monday.