US Media Report Exposes Trump's Lies: Iran's Missiles Still Standing Tall

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEHERAN – Iran is maintaining most of its missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran is holding firm despite attacks by the US and Israel. This is according to a report by The New York Times on Tuesday, citing a secret intelligence assessment from early this month.

The report follows a series of publications in American media that refute claims by President Donald Trump that Iran’s military has largely been destroyed during the US-Israeli bombing campaign that ran from 28 February until the ceasefire took effect on 8 April.

According to The Times, Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz that are capable of targeting US warships and tankers in that narrow waterway.

That route is the passage for 20 per cent of global oil and liquefied natural gas trade.

Iran has closed that route to what they call “enemy ships” in response to US and Israeli airstrikes. Since those attacks, Tehran has insisted on the right to control all maritime traffic and collect tolls.

The intelligence assessment cited by The Times reaffirms previous reports that Iran has maintained about 70 per cent of its mobile missile launchers and about 70 per cent of its pre-war missile stockpile.