Gulf Insider
The US is only certain it has destroyed around a third of Iran’s missiles, despite comments from President Donald Trump boasting of military success. According to five people familiar with the US intelligence who spoke to Reuters, the status of around another third is less clear. However, US-Israeli strikes have likely damaged, destroyed or buried those missiles in underground tunnels and bunkers. Iran’s drone capability has also likely been reduced by a third, another source said. The assessment, which comes one month after the beginning of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, suggests Tehran still retains substantial missile capability and its ability to retaliate is far from eliminated. At a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Trump said – while discussing options to open the Straits of Hormuz – that 99 percent of Iran’s missiles had been destroyed. “The problem with the straits is this: let’s say we do a great job. We say we got 99 percent [of its missiles]. 1 percent is unacceptable, because 1 percent is a missile going into the hull of a ship that cost a billion dollars,” he said. US Central Command has so far declined to specify how much of Iran’s missile or drone capability has been destroyed in its attacks. According to Israeli […]
Go to News Site