Iran challenged the U.S. government’s version that its opponent’s military capabilities had been virtually destroyed after seven months of bombing.
A report published by The Wall Street Journal notes that the Islamic Republic hasly resumed its production of ballistic missiles for weeks, which implies a direct challenge to Washington.
Apparently, the assembly of new Iranian missiles is being carried out in several underground facilities from existing components and in quantities lower than those produced prior to the war that has been waging since February 28.
The report allegedly arises from confidential statements obtained after consulting officials close to the White House and Tehran and indicates that the Khojir missile plant, located in southeastern Iran, is one of the points where ballistic missiles are being manufactured with the aim of making them detonate in countries allied with Donald Trump.
One of the advantages of Iranian geography are its mountains, because in several of them there are secret military facilities where it seems that it has not stopped working, because it is expected that at some point the war will escalate to a level never before seen.
In a way contradictory to the White House signals, the recurring bombings and even the intense economic blockade implemented against Iran seemed to have been planned years in advance, since the cited secret constructions were not made overnight.
The point is that while U.S. missile reserves have literally already been wiped out by the U.S. Central Command (Centcom), the potential behind the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (CGRI) is uncertain, as far from manufacturing large-scale weapons they have bet on smaller, less expensive and more effective explosive artifacts.
Meanwhile, with the Strait of Hormuz still closed to shipping oil vessels, the price of the barrel of crude has kicked up again in the international market without Trump being able to do anything to avoid it, at least for now.
