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Iran Rebuilt Missile Stockpiles During Eight-Week Ceasefire
Western allies assess that Iran added new Russian weapons and restored roughly three-quarters of its pre-war missile inventory during the truce. Intelligence reports indicate the additions include missiles produced in the past year.
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Western intelligence assessments conclude that Iran used the eight-week ceasefire to add new-build Russian missiles to its inventory and reconstitute large portions of its missile arsenal. The assessments state that Tehran now holds about three-quarters of the munitions it possessed before the conflict and can increase that total further.
One assessment specified that the new missiles likely came off Russian production lines within the last year.
28 to April 8, when the ceasefire began, Iran launched more than 1,850 ballistic missiles and at least twice as many Shahed-type cruise missiles. U.S. and Israeli estimates placed the destruction of Iranian launchers at about two-thirds during the first month of the campaign.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated in mid-March that Iran’s offensive capability had been reduced by 90 per cent. Earlier intelligence estimates in March put Iran’s remaining inventory at roughly 60 per cent of pre-war levels.
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Leadership US President Donald Trump said last week that Iran retained only 21 to 22 per cent of its missiles at that point. Russia’s Ministry of Defence did not respond to a request for comment on the reported transfers.
