The unveiling of the base near the Turkish border comes amid Iranian concerns about Azerbaijan and Kurdish groups in Iraq.

This handout picture provided by the Iranian Army office on Dec. 24, 2023, shows soldiers attending the unveiling ceremony of a new missile system at a naval base near the Indian Ocean in the southern Iranian port of Konarak. — Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images

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