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Report: Iran has used ceasefire to dig out ballistic missile launchers
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A ballistic missile fired from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, April 7, 2026.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Iran has reportedly used the past month of a ceasefire in its war against the US and Israel to prepare for the resumption of fighting by repositioning ballistic missile launchers.
According to a New York Times report, citing an anonymous US military official, since a ceasefire went into effect on April 8, Iran has worked to “dig out scores of bombed ballistic missile sites, move mobile missile launchers, and, despite significant losses, adjust its tactics for any resumption of strikes.”
The official says that US strikes on Iran’s missile capabilities bombed the portals of the sites, but not the launchers themselves since they were buried in deep underground caves to protect them from attacks.
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