US intel: Iran still holds 1,500-2,500 ready missiles
The low-confidence assessment still says Iran's stockpile could threaten US and allied targets if fighting erupts again.
A US intelligence assessment says Iran still has 1,500 to 2,500 missiles despite months of strikes on its weapons facilities by the United States and Israel. The Wall Street Journal report runs counter to President Donald Trump's claim that most of Iran's military capability has been destroyed. The assessment says Tehran's missile stockpile remains large enough to threaten US military targets and those of its allies if fighting breaks out again. However, several US officials acknowledge the report carries a low level of confidence because it is difficult to determine how many missiles are ready to launch and how many remain in storage. Iran is also believed to still have drones and short-range missiles, while the effort to rebuild its arsenal is seen as slower than before the war.
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