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Classified U.S. intelligence assessments indicate Iran retains significant missile capabilities despite repeated claims by the Trump administration that Tehran’s military had been “shattered,” according to a report published on Tuesday.
The New York Times reported that intelligence findings from early May show Iran has regained operational access to most of its missile infrastructure, including 30 of the 33 missile sites located along the Strait of Hormuz.
Citing people familiar with the assessments, the newspaper said Iran still possesses roughly 70% of its prewar missile stockpile and mobile launch systems.
The assessments also reportedly found that nearly 90% of Iran’s underground missile storage and launch facilities nationwide are now considered “partially or fully operational.”
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales dismissed suggestions that Iran had significantly restored its military capabilities.
“Iran’s current reality is not sustainable,” Wales said, according to the report.
“Anyone who thinks Iran has reconstituted its military is either delusional or a mouthpiece for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,” she added.
Regional tensions have escalated since the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, prompting retaliatory attacks by Tehran against Israel and U.S. allies in the Gulf region, alongside disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
A two-week ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but subsequent negotiations in Islamabad failed to secure a permanent agreement.
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The truce was later extended indefinitely by U.S. President Donald Trump, while Pakistan has continued efforts to revive stalled diplomacy between Washington and Tehran.
Trump recently rejected Iran’s latest response to a U.S. proposal aimed at permanently ending the conflict, describing Tehran’s position as “totally unacceptable.”
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