CIA finds Iran withstands blockade for months and retains missile stockpile
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Updated · The New Republic · May 7
CIA finds Iran withstands blockade for months and retains missile stockpile
8 articles · Updated · The New Republic · May 7
The assessment says Iran can endure another 90 to 120 days, keeping 70% of prewar missiles and 75% of mobile launchers despite US and Israeli bombing.
Officials said Tehran has restored underground storage, repaired damaged missiles and assembled new ones, undercutting President Donald Trump's claims that Iran's economy is collapsing under blockade and sanctions.
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