Iran retains missile, drone production capabilities despite months of US-Israeli strikes
- On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Iran preserved missile and drone production facilities despite eight months of US and Israeli airstrikes, with intelligence assessments indicating Russia has been supplying Tehran with missiles.
- President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the US would refrain from attacking Iran before November midterm elections, providing Tehran additional time to restore production and replenish its arsenals.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated on September 30 that US operations destroyed Iran's "military industrial capacity," contradicting Bloomberg's findings that Tehran retained significant manufacturing capability and ballistic missile stockpiles.
- House spokesperson Anna Kelly rejected the Western officials' assessment, defending the effectiveness of American operations against Iran's military infrastructure and asserting previous strikes successfully targeted production facilities.
- With at least 10 ships struck near the Hormuz strait, Western officials warned that Iran may increasingly rely on asymmetric operations, including maritime attacks, to impose costs on militarily superior adversaries.
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Iran has kept some of its missile and drone factories open despite months of US and Israeli air strikes. This allows Tehran to replenish its arsenal while US President Donald Trump maintains a pause in major attacks until the November midterm elections, Bloomberg reported, quoted by RBC. According to Western officials familiar with intelligence assessments, Iran still has sufficient reserves of ballistic missiles and anti-ship weapons. According…
Russia supplying Iran with missiles as Tehran rebuilds arsenal, report says
Iran has retained missile production capacity despite months of U.S.-Israeli strikes. The report comes as Washington temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian fuel under a deal to ease global shortages and curb price hikes caused by the war
Bloomberg, citing informed Western sources: Iran has maintained its missile and drone production facilities and can replenish its arsenals
Tehran has significant stockpiles of ballistic missiles and some types of anti-ship weapons. According to Bloomberg’s sources, Russia continues to supply missiles to Iran.Subscribe now!...
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