Classified U.S. intelligence assessments reportedly conclude that most of Iran’s missile infrastructure survived Operation Epic Fury despite public claims of severe military degradation.
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Classified U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that Iran has restored operational access to most of its missile infrastructure along the Strait of Hormuz and retains a significant portion of its missile arsenal despite months of U.S. and Israeli strikes, according to a report by The New York Times.
The assessments, dated to early May and described by officials familiar with the intelligence, reportedly found that Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites positioned along the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz. Only three sites remain fully inaccessible following the U.S.-Israeli military campaign known as Operation Epic Fury.
According to the report, military intelligence agencies also concluded that roughly 90% of Iran’s underground missile storage and launch facilities remain either partially or fully operational. The findings were based on satellite imagery and additional surveillance data.
The assessments further state that Iran retains approximately 70% of its mobile missile launchers nationwide, allowing the Iranian military to move missiles from damaged sites and, in some cases, launch them directly from surviving infrastructure.
The intelligence findings differ sharply from public statements made by President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Trump told CBS News in March that Iran’s “missiles are down to a scatter” and claimed the country had “nothing left in a military sense.” Hegseth later declared that Operation Epic Fury had “decimated Iran’s military and rendered it combat-ineffective for years to come.”
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales reportedly dismissed suggestions that Iran had restored military capability, while Acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez accused media outlets of serving as “public relations agents for the Iranian regime.”
Trump escalated his criticism Tuesday in a Truth Social post written while traveling to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The president described reports suggesting Iran retained significant military capability as “virtual TREASON” and maintained that Iran’s air force, navy, and senior military leadership had largely been eliminated.
The intelligence disclosures come as a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel continues to hold roughly one month after active combat operations largely subsided.
U.S. Central Command said Sunday that more than 20 American warships remain deployed to enforce a maritime blockade around Iran. Officials stated that 61 commercial vessels had been redirected and four intercepted during operations connected to the blockade.
The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most strategically important waterways, carrying approximately one-fifth of global daily oil consumption.
Military readiness concerns have also emerged as the conflict has depleted American munitions stockpiles. Previous reporting cited by the Times stated that the United States expended approximately 1,100 long-range stealth cruise missiles, more than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles, and over 1,300 Patriot missile interceptors during the conflict.
Gen. Dan Caine told a House appropriations subcommittee Tuesday that the U.S. military still possesses “sufficient munitions for what we’re tasked to do right now.”
Pentagon officials also informed lawmakers that the total cost of the Iran war has risen to approximately $29 billion, up from $25 billion reported just two weeks earlier.
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