Something Strange Is Happening to Iran: Tehran Moved Its Missile Factories Underground and Is Still Building 50 a Month
Western intelligence says Tehran can still fire a large arsenal and is rebuilding missile production underground after months of U.S. and Israeli strikes.
- Western intelligence officials estimate Iran retains at least 1,700 ballistic missiles and has restored production to about 50 per month, roughly half prewar capacity, despite months of American and Israeli airstrikes.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps recently unveiled an underground 'missile city' containing ballistic and cruise missiles to protect production lines from airstrikes, continuing a two-decade strategy of relocating infrastructure into hardened tunnel complexes.
- These findings contradict U.S. officials' claims that Iran's industrial base was 'razed,' as the campaign required at least 1,000 Patriot PAC-3 interceptors costing $4 million each to counter the ongoing threat.
- Former CENTCOM deputy commander Rear-Adm. Robert Stiles Howard labeled the inability to destroy these capabilities 'probably the most significant failure' of the war, while Tehran officials vowed to respond forcefully to future attacks.
- Officials warn Iran retains enough capacity to threaten U.S. military installations and regional allies if large-scale hostilities resume, though secrecy surrounding Tehran's arsenal makes precise assessments difficult.
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ALTHOUGH the US claims that Iran's military has been destroyed, new estimates reveal that Tehran still has up to 2,500 missiles and is successfully rebuilding its arsenal.
A US official told the Wall Street Journal that the number is a "low-reliability estimate," but it is clear that Iran still has thousands of missiles. The post WSJ: Iran still has up to 2,500 missiles despite Trump's claims appeared first on in.gr.
Iran is said to have reconstituted more than half of its pre-war missile stock, according to US intelligence, an estimate that contradicts Donald Trump's assertions.
Iran retains up to 2,500 missiles despite months of US-Israeli strikes
WASHINGTON —Iran is estimated to retain between 1,500 and 2,500 missiles despite months of US and Israeli strikes targeting its weapons infrastructure, according to US intelligence assessments cited by The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. The findings suggest Tehran retains substantial military capabilities that could threaten American forces and regional allies if fighting resumes, contradicting US President Donald Trump's claims that Iran's mili…
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