Iran has regained access to most missile and underground sites, US intelligence finds

Iran has regained access to most missile and underground sites, US intelligence finds Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 11:40 The New York Times cites US assessments that Tehran's military is much stronger than Trump and senior officials have stated Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the defence museum in Tehran on 31 March 2026 (AFP) Off US intelligence agencies are telling policymakers that Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities, contrary to Washington’s rhetoric about decimating Iran, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT).  The report, published on Tuesday, cited classified assessments from earlier this month.  It included evidence that Iran had restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, meaning that it can threaten international shipping and US warships along the key waterway.  Sources with knowledge of the assessment said that Tehran can use mobile launchers inside some sites to move missiles to other locations, and, in some cases, launch missiles directly from launchpads at the facilities.  The document found that Iran still fields 70 percent of its mobile launchers across the country and has retained around 70 percent of its missile stockpile from before the war.  Using satellite imagery and other surveillance tools, military intelligence agencies have also assessed that Iran has regained access to around 90 percent of its underground missile storage and launch facilities, which are either “partially or fully operational”.  All of this paints a rather different picture from ...

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