Iran aerospace museum showcases military ambition and advances after Israel war

NBC News was given exclusive access to The National Aerospace Park in Tehran as Iran, Israel and the U.S. could be heading for another war.

TEHRAN, Iran — Welcome to the missile museum.

That’s what locals call the vast exhibition space that reopened this week on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran. But make no mistake, the facility is a live demonstration of the Islamic Republic’s resolve to project growing strength after a chastening year of attacks by Israel and the United States.

The National Aerospace Park, as it’s more formally known, allows citizens a close-up look at the hardware that the country’s most powerful military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, takes most pride in: missiles and drones.

An NBC News film crew was given exclusive access to the facility on Wednesday, a rarity for a foreign news organization.

Visitors took selfies while walking through one portion of the museum with missiles lining each side.