The regime is \u201cpoised to fire far more long-range missiles at Israel and other Middle Eastern nations after rapidly digging out its buried arsenals,\u201d the report said, quoting experts as saying that Iran still possesses some 1,000 ballistic missiles, most of which are stored in those 18 sites.<\/p>\n
This stockpile of missiles is stored deep below the surface, and largely went untouched by the US and Israeli strikes, which targeted tunnel entrances and surrounding infrastructure, the report said.<\/p>\n
According to experts cited by CNN, the recent satellite images have revealed the limits of the bombing campaign, with Iran using bulldozers and dump trucks to reopen the missile sites.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n Iran can now \u201ccontinue launching missiles so long as they have launchers and crews, even if production has halted,\u201d Sam Lair, a research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, told CNN. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing to prevent the launchers from being armed with the ample stockpile of missiles that the Iranians still have.\u201d<\/p>\n JUST IN:<\/p>\n Iran has reopened around 50 of the 69 tunnel entrances that were sealed by US and Israeli strikes at underground missile facilities.<\/p>\n Iranians have exceeded all timelines the intelligence community had for reconstitution, according to CNN pic.twitter.com\/zDJNlEJ4P8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Current Report (@Currentreport1) May 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n According to a recent report<\/a> by Channel 12, Iran has also resumed production of ballistic missiles, at a rate far faster than initially expected. Israeli defense officials also assess Iran could rebuild its drone capabilities within months and significantly ramp up ballistic missile production within about a year, or possibly sooner, the report said.\n<\/p>\n The ceasefire declared by US President Donald Trump in April came with core declared goals of the war unfulfilled, including ensuring that Iran does not attain nuclear weapons, destroying its missile program, and creating the conditions for the Iranian public to overthrow the regime.<\/p>\n Iran says US untrustworthy as talks slowly progress<\/p>\n As Trump looked to gain some ground on those issues in long, drawn-out talks, Iran\u2019s chief negotiator warned on Sunday that the US was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights.<\/p>\n Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf\u2019s remarks came as reports emerged that Trump had sent a tougher peace proposal<\/a> back to Iran, and underlined the rift that the parties still need to close.<\/p>\n Any tweaks to the draft could further delay an agreement to formally end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after weeks of fraught negotiations marked by sharp rhetoric and occasional flare-ups of violence.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will not approve any agreement until we are certain that the rights of the Iranian people have been upheld,\u201d Ghalibaf said, in a video broadcast on state television.<\/p>\n He added that Iranian negotiators \u201cneither trust the enemy\u2019s words nor its promises.\u201d<\/p>\n \t Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi struck a softer tone, telling state media on Sunday that talks and message exchanges with the US were ongoing, but added that \u201cwe should not give importance to speculation, and we cannot judge the talks until we get to a clear result.\u201d<\/p>\n The New York Times and Axios reported on Saturday that Trump had sent back a \u201ctougher\u201d new framework to be considered by Iran, though details remain unclear.<\/p>\n Trump has said his priorities include stopping Iran from developing any nuclear weapon and reopening the Hormuz shipping lane, which Iran has blockaded since the war began.<\/p>\n \u201cThe one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons. They\u2019ve agreed to that, and it was very interesting,\u201d he told his daughter-in-law Lara Trump in an interview on her Fox News show.<\/p>\n “The one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons, they’ve agreed to that.”<\/p>\n President Donald J. Trump talks Iran, ballroom construction and more in a wide ranging interview with Lara Trump. ???????? pic.twitter.com\/MPpXsbf5ej<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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