US EditionU.S. can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed: Reuters
About one-third of Iran's missile arsenal confirmed destroyed by U.S. intelligence while another third remains uncertain, with potential recovery from underground shelters.
- U.S. intelligence estimates that only about a third of Iran's missile arsenal has been destroyed, with another third likely damaged or buried in underground bunkers, according to five people familiar with the assessment.
- Since the February 28 start of operation "Epic Fury," U.S. and Israeli forces have struck more than 10,000 Iranian military targets and sunk 92 percent of the Iranian navy's large vessels.
- Despite the campaign's intensity, Iranian forces fired 15 ballistic missiles at the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, along with 11 drones, and last week targeted the U.S.-UK military base Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
- President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that Iran had "very few rockets left," yet Nicole Grajewski, an Iran missile expert at Sciences Po university, argues Tehran still retains about 30 percent of its missile capabilities.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Iran's tunneling challenge on March 19, while a senior U.S. official expressed skepticism about the United States' "ability to accurately assess Iran" regarding underground weapons stockpiles.
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US can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed, sources say
WASHINGTON — The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran’s vast missile arsenal as the U.S. and Israeli war on the country nears its one-month mark, according to five people familiar with the U.S. intelligence. The status of around another third is less clear but bombings likely damaged, destroyed or buried those missiles in underground tunnels and bunkers, four of the sources said. The sources…
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Times of IndiaUS can only confirm about third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed, sources say
As the US-Israeli war with Iran nears its one-month mark, sources familiar with US intelligence said that the US can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed a third of Iran's missiles.
United States only confident that about one-third of Iran’s missile arsenal, drones have been destroyed so far
Despite US-Israeli attacks aimed at crippling Iran's missile arsenal, the country continues missile launches daily. Estimates reveal only a third of missiles confirmed destroyed, while Iran asserts ongoing production and capability, posing potential risks to US interests.
The United States can only confirm the destruction of one third of the missions; another third is considered to be damaged or buried
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