Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on Friday that its navy has new cruise missiles equipped with high-explosive warheads that cannot be traced, state media reported, quoted by Reuters.
The announcement coincides with fears of a full-scale war in the Middle East after Iran vowed to avenge the July 31 assassination in Tehran of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement.
Iran has blamed Israel, while Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.
"In today's world, either we must "You are powerful enough to survive or surrender. There is no middle ground," said the Guards' supreme commander, Major General Hossein Salami.
"A large number of cruise missiles have been added to the Guards' fleet. These new missiles have the capability of carrying high-explosive warheads that cannot be detected and can cause significant damage and sink their targets," the Guard said in a statement.
The Guard's Navy also said in a statement that various types of long- and medium-range missile systems, as well as reconnaissance drones and naval radars, have been added to its fleet.
"These systems are among the most advanced anti-submarine and underwater weapons in the Guard's fleet," the statement said.
State television showed off several of the weapons on Friday. The Navy added that only 210 of the 2,654 systems were displayed because it was not possible to reveal other strategic assets for security reasons.
Iran has one of the largest missile programs in the Middle East, viewing such weapons as an important deterrent and response force against the United States and Israel in the event of war.
According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Iran has the largest number of ballistic missiles in the region.