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Iran says it’s replenishing missile, drone launchers at faster rate than before the war
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Iran is now updating and replenishing its missile and drone launchers at a higher speed than it did prior to the war with the US and Israel, the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force commander says, according to Nournews.
Israel and the US launched attacks on Iran on February 28, with one of their aims being the neutralization of Iran’s missile strike force.
Majid Mousavi’s statement is shared alongside an edited video of him inspecting an unspecified underground missile facility. The video also includes footage of drones, missiles and launchers inside underground facilities as well as ground missile launches.
Reuters is unable to verify the footage.
US intelligence assessments have suggested that Iran likely still has access to around 60 percent of its missile launchers, The New York Times reported yesterday.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that the US-Israel bombing campaign had “functionally destroyed” Iran’s missile program and rendered its military “combat ineffective for years to come.”
However, US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal said Iran could dig out or fix many of the launchers that were damaged or buried underground in the US-Israeli bombing campaign.
The Times of Israel Community.