Iran is producing new missiles in limited quantities from existing components, WSJ reports
Tehran is rebuilding missile output with prewar stockpiles, while U.S. officials say strikes destroyed up to 90% of Iran’s industrial base.
- Iran has resumed low-rate ballistic missile production at underground facilities like Khojir, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing intelligence that Tehran is assembling weapons from prewar stockpiles though output remains below prewar levels.
- Following the destruction of 90% of Iran's industrial base by Israeli strikes, the nation deliberately dispersed and buried critical infrastructure to maintain assembly capabilities despite shortages in propellants and manufacturing equipment.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed in April that Iran's program was "functionally destroyed" with "no ability to replenish" its arsenal, an assessment that contrasts sharply with current detected activity at underground sites.
- Tehran continues firing missiles at American positions across the Middle East, including a heavy barrage Wednesday against an air base in Jordan hosting American troops. A White House official declined to confirm production restarts.
- Former CIA analyst Jim Lamson noted that missile assembly capacity depends on remaining stockpiles and operational underground facilities, as experts estimate Iran could assemble hundreds to thousands of missiles through new hardened production sites.
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Political WireIran Is Producing Ballistic Missiles Again
Iran has resumed its production of ballistic missiles using stockpiled components and working in underground facilities, officials from the U.S. and Middle East familiar with the matter said, eroding what the U.S. and Israel have touted as a major achievement of the war.
Iran back in business of producing ballistic missiles: report
Iran is once again producing ballistic missiles using stockpiled components and working in underground facilities, according to a new report on Thursday, negating what the Trump administration has called a major accomplishment of Operation Epic Fury.
The United States and Israel have failed to destroy Iran's missile program, sources say.
WSJ : Iran Is Building Ballistic Missiles Again
A Wall Street Journal exclusive won't go over well at the Pentagon. The newspaper reports that Iran is once again building ballistic missiles, relying on stockpiled parts and rebuild underground facilities and tunnels. The story, based on accounts from US and Middle East official, runs contrary to the public US...
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