US intelligence shows Iran retains significant missile capabilities: NYT
Classified assessments say Iran restored access to 30 of 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz and kept about 70% of its stockpile.
- On Tuesday, classified U.S. intelligence assessments revealed Iran has regained operational access to most missile sites, including 30 of 33 facilities along the Strait of Hormuz, posing immediate threats to U.S. warships and commercial shipping.
- Military commanders opted to seal facility entrances rather than destroy them to conserve bunker-busting munitions for potential conflicts in Asia, leaving roughly 90% of underground facilities partially or fully operational.
- Classified assessments show Iran retains about 70% of its mobile launchers and prewar missile stockpile, directly contradicting public claims from President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the military was "decimated."
- White House spokesperson Olivia Wales dismissed the intelligence as "delusional," reiterating that Iran's military is "crushed," while officials warn restored missile sites threaten U.S. warships and regional shipping.
- Replenishing depleted stocks, including more than 1,300 Patriot interceptors expended in the war, will take years, limiting the Pentagon's ability to support Ukraine while managing potential threats from Asia.
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U.S. Intel Shows Iran Retains Missile Capabilities
New York Times: “The Trump administration’s public portrayal of a shattered Iranian military is sharply at odds with what U.S. intelligence agencies are telling policymakers behind closed doors, according to classified assessments from early this month that show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities.” “Most alarming to some senior officials is evidence that Iran has restored operational acces…
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InquirerU.S. Intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration's public portrayal of a shattered Iranian military is sharply at odds with what U.S. intelligence agencies are telling policymakers behind closed doors, according to classified assessments from early this month that show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities.
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