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Iran’s military has claimed that 75% of the country’s missile and drone capabilities remain intact and ready for use. A senior Iranian military official made the claim in comments to the state-run news agency IRNA

Iran’s military has claimed that 75% of the country’s missile and drone capabilities remain intact and ready for use. A senior Iranian military official made the claim in comments to the state-run news agency IRNA. Brig. Gen. Alireza Sheikh, Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army for Executive Affairs, said that U.S. and Israeli strikes had not been as effective as the United States has claimed. He asserted that “more than 75% of Iran’s missile and drone capabilities remain intact and ready.” He also claimed that Iran’s drone fleet had “become the enemy’s nightmare.” Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said last month that, according to U.S. estimates, Iran had only 22% of its missile supplies remaining. In a July interview with NBC News, Trump said, “We know where their drones are, and we know where their drone factories are. Most of the drone factories have been knocked out… and most of the missile manufacturing areas have been knocked out.” He added that Iran still had some missiles and drones, but claimed…

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