Iran refutes US military reports of weakening missile capabilities
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Iran’s Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi dismissed concerns about weakening of Iran’s armaments by stating that Tehran possesses a large number of missiles and ammunition as conventional weapons production remains active.
“We not only have a large stock of missiles and ammunition, but at the same time the conventional weapons production network in our country is also active,” Boroujerdi said at a press conference at his residence in Jakarta, on Thursday.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for American military activity in the Middle East, said on Wednesday that Iran’s missile launches had fallen by 86 percent and drone launches by 73 percent over the previous four days.
A Western official had earlier said that the number of ballistic missile launches has declined as a result of strikes by the United States and Israel on launch sites and facilities producing those missiles.
In dismissing the report, the Iranian ambassador said that no one knows the exact amount of ammunition or the strength of missiles of other countries, and only the battlefield can determine which side runs out of ammunition first.
“Certainly no one knows exactly how powerful the missiles are or how many there are in each country. Only the battlefield will determine who runs out of ammunition… America merely seeks to express its aspirations,” he added.
On Saturday (28/2), Israel carried out strikes against Iran, which was the second attack by Israel and the US after the first attack on Iran in June 2025.
US President Donald Trump stated that American forces would launch a major military operation in Iran to protect its people by eliminating what he described as the threat arising from alleged Iran’s development of nuclear weapons.
Iran then launched a retaliatory missile strike into Israeli territory and US military facilities in the Middle East. The escalation in the region occurred amid negotiations in Geneva between the US and Iran mediated by Oman.