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Iran reportedly retains over 70% of prewar mobile launcher and missile inventory
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Iran can withstand the US naval blockade for at least 3-4 months before severe economic hardship takes hold, the CIA told the Trump Administration this week, according to the Washington Post.
“The leadership has gotten more radical, determined and increasingly confident they can outlast US political will and sustain domestic repression to check any resistance” inside Iran, says a US official. “Comparatively, you see similar regimes lasting years under sustained embargoes and airpower-only wars.”
Iran also has managed to retain 75% of its mobile missile launchers and 70% of its missiles, according to the document cited in the report. Almost all of its underground storage facilities have reportedly been restored and reopened as well.
The Times of Israel Community.