"President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drastically overestimated U.S. success in crippling Iran's military capabilities, classified assessments show. The president, his Department of Defense chief, and many others within the administration have repeatedly claimed that Iran's military has been decimated, almost wholly crippled by U.S. strikes. Yet military intelligence agency reports and those with knowledge of them told a different story."
"Iran has regained access to a majority of its missile sites, including thirty out of the thirty-three located along the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report from The New York Times. This capability, senior officials told the outlet, could cause serious damage to U.S. vessels passing through the Strait. People with knowledge of the assessments said they show to varying degrees, depending on the level of damage incurred at the different sites that the Iranians can use mobile launchers that are inside the sites to move missiles to other locations."
"In some cases they can launch missiles directly from launchpads that are part of the facilities. The country has access to seventy percent of mobile missile launchers and has held onto seventy percent of its ballistic and cruise missiles throughout the conflict. Iran also regained access to ninety percent of its underground facilities, used to store and launch missiles, which are now partially or fully operational, those familiar with the intelligence assessments said."
"The assessments, dated from early May, strongly contradict statements made by Trump administration officials about the war in recent months. Trump has claimed on multiple occasions that the U.S. has won the war, including claiming in an April speech that Iran's rocket launchers are being blown to pieces, very few of them left. Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks, the president sai"
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly claimed U.S. strikes had decimated Iran’s military capabilities. Classified military intelligence assessments reportedly contradict those claims. Iran has regained access to a majority of its missile sites, including thirty of thirty-three along the Strait of Hormuz, which could enable serious damage to U.S. vessels. The assessments indicate Iran can use mobile launchers inside sites to relocate missiles and, in some cases, launch directly from facility launchpads. Iran retains access to about 70% of mobile missile launchers and has kept about 70% of ballistic and cruise missiles. Iran also regained access to about 90% of underground facilities, partially or fully operational.
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