US intel. says half of Iran’s weapons are still intact
Approximately half of Iran's missile launchers and one-way attack drones are still operational despite five weeks of heavy strikes by the US and Israel, according to a Friday CNN report citing recent US intelligence assessments.
The intelligence information, relayed to CNN by sources familiar with the situation, indicated that the count may include missile launchers that are currently inaccessible, such as those buried under rubble but not destroyed in the strikes.
Sources added that a large percentage of Iran's cruise missiles, which allow it to threaten shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, were still intact.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US could end its military campaign against Iran within two to three weeks. Also on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has severely weakened the Iranian regime.
CNN's sources, after reviewing the recent US intelligence assessment, determined that Trump's two-or three-week prediction for ending the war was wholly unrealistic.
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