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| US intel said to assess Iran can recover underground launchers, fire thousands of missiles |
| 2026-04-12 |
| [IsraelTimes] Officials concerned Iran will rebuild ballistic capabilities during truce, WSJ says; CNN reports that US intelligence indicates China preparing to ship air defense systems to Iran US officials assess that Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan.The abbreviation IRGCis the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either Duceor Führeror maybe both. They hate retains thousands of missiles it can fire by recovering launchers buried underground, and they are concerned Iran will work to rebuild its ballistic capabilities during the break in the fighting with the US and Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. I used to love reading the Wall Street Journal in the early years after 9/11. A very kind, retired Army Special Forces colonel named Gary Brosch generously used to answer my questions about things I read in the op-ed discussions there, which prepared me for you lot here, but sadly Trump Derangement Syndrome hit the newspaper hard. Recently their pronouncements have been venturing ever farther from reality. An Israeli official cited by the Kan public broadcaster also said Iran was deploying bulldozers to repair entrances to underground missile storage facilities that had been struck by the Israel Defense Forces.It sounds like the Israelis are watching… The damage that the US and Israel have inflicted on Iran "is not irreparable, and in the absence of a significant agreement, the IDF will have to go back to [fight] Iran," the unnamed Israeli official was quoted as saying.Of course. The US and Israel launched a bombing campaign on Iran on February 28 in a bid to destabilize its regime and destroy its ballistic missile and nuclear programs. Iran responded with missile and dronezaps across the region.US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told news hounds this week that the bombing campaign had "functionally destroyed" Iran’s missile program and rendered its military "combat ineffective for years to come." However, today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday... US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal said Iran could dig out or fix many of the launchers that were damaged or buried underground in the US-Israeli bombing campaign. In theory, yes. In practice, however, theory just reveals to Israeli satellites exactly where such things are hidden to guide the next round of bombing runs. Win-lose. Iran also has thousands of medium- and short-range ballistic missiles that it can retrieve from storage spaces above and below ground, despite about half of its existing stockpile being used up or destroyed in strikes, according to US and Israeli officials cited by the Journal.They could have infinte missioes, but so long as the number of launchers is finite and shrinking, that infinity is a lot smaller on the outside than it is on the inside. Additionally, Iran still has a small stockpile of cruise missiles that it could fire at ships in the Persian Gulf or US troops who try to seize the Strait of Hormuz, said US officials cited by the Journal.Again, thus revealing their locations for return fire. Because the enemy always gets a vote, and we are the enemy voting here. Furthermore, US officials told the Journal, while over half of Iran’s drone stockpile has been used up or destroyed in strikes, it could buy more from Russia.Buy, yes. But the key is taking delivery — again under the eyes of the aisraeli satellites overhead. According to the IDF, Israel destroyed about 200 of Iran’s estimated 470 ballistic missile launchers, and another 80 were deemed inoperable after the entrances to their underground storage facilities were struck.Noted. The IDF has said the most significant blow of the bombing campaign was to Iran’s weapons production industry, and that Iran cannot currently produce any more missiles. The Wall Street Journal said Iran will have to rely on Russia and China to rebuild its missile program.Again, about taking delivery… That assessment dovetailed with a CNN...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... report that indicated China was working to ship air defense systems to Iran amid the two-week ceasefire with Israel and the US. How well have China’s systems done thus far? How about Russia’s? Citing three  people familiar with recent intelligence assessments, CNN reported Saturday that US intelligence indicates China is  preparing to deliver to Iran shoulder-fired anti-air missile systems known as MANPADs. Two of the unnamed sources were cited saying China was working to route the shipments  through third countries to  mask their origin.How clever. Whatever you do, don’t let Mossad know. In a statement to CNN, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington denied the claims and said, "China has never provided weapons to any party to the conflict.""We urge the US side to refrain from making baseless allegations," said the spokesperson. "We hope that relevant parties will do more to help de-escalate tensions." China is a major importer of Iranian oil and reportedly applied last-minute pressure to secure the two-week ceasefire in Iran. That worked well… |
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