Many of Iran Missiles are buried or still in underground facilities

Much of Iran’s missile infrastructure is hidden in hardened underground facilities

Six weeks of relentless US–Israeli strikes were meant to cripple Iran’s missile threat. Instead, the war has exposed a harsher reality: the arsenal is damaged—but far from destroyed.

Despite more than 13,000 US strikes and thousands more by Israel, Iran continued launching ballistic missiles until the final days before the ceasefire. The pace slowed—but never stopped.

‘Destroyed’ Or Just Degraded?

Pete Hegseth claimed the campaign had “functionally destroyed” Iran’s missile programme.

But assessments from the Israel Defense Forces paint a more cautious picture: Iran’s capabilities have been set back, not eliminated.

Israeli estimates suggest Tehran still holds around 1,000 ballistic missiles—down from roughly 2,500—but enough to remain a serious threat.

Underground Arsenal Still Intact

The core problem is buried—literally.

Much of Iran’s missile infrastructure is hidden in hardened underground facilities, making it extremely difficult to destroy. Airstrikes often target tunnel entrances, a tactic known as “plugging,” temporarily trapping weapons inside.

But “temporary” is the key word.

Satellite imagery shows Iranian crews clearing debris and reopening access points—sometimes within hours.

War Of Repair And Rebuild

Even where damage is significant, recovery is fast.

Missile launchers—often mounted on modified trucks—are relatively cheap and quick to replace. Storage sites can be repaired. Production, though hit, is expected to resume.

Before the war, Iran was on track to amass up to 8,000 missiles within 18 months. Now, that timeline has been slowed—but not stopped.

Terrain And Limits Of Force

Iran’s geography adds another layer of difficulty.

Deep “missile cities” carved into mountain ranges—some hundreds of meters underground—are beyond the reach of even the most powerful bunker-busting weapons.

Strikes can disrupt. They rarely eliminate.

Strategic Gap In Talks

As ceasefire negotiations resume, Israel is increasingly concerned the missile programme is being sidelined in favour of nuclear issues.

Tehran, meanwhile, has made its position clear: its “defensive capabilities” are not up for negotiation.

A Threat That Endures

The bottom line is stark.

The war has bought time—but not solved the problem. Iran’s missile network is wounded, not wiped out. Hidden, adaptable, and already rebuilding, it remains a central pillar of Tehran’s military power.

And if diplomacy fails, the next round may start with the same uncomfortable truth: the targets are still there.

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While the US has greatly depleted it's missiles firing them at drones ,

and it could take upto 5 years to replenish stocks ,in the meanwhile

fingers crossed that N.Korea ,China or Russia does not mount an attack.

regards worgeordie

Trump has failed miserably with this ridiculous war, and it's causing nothing but economic destruction and instability throughout the world,. It would appear that the war has been conducted without any end plan and without any of the original intentions having been accomplished.

Very typical of Don the Destroyer.

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

Many of Iran Missiles are buried or still in underground facilities

Much of Iran’s missile infrastructure is hidden in hardened underground facilities

Six weeks of relentless US–Israeli strikes were meant to cripple Iran’s missile threat. Instead, the war has exposed a harsher reality: the arsenal is damaged—but far from destroyed.

Despite more than 13,000 US strikes and thousands more by Israel, Iran continued launching ballistic missiles until the final days before the ceasefire. The pace slowed—but never stopped.

‘Destroyed’ Or Just Degraded?

Pete Hegseth claimed the campaign had “functionally destroyed” Iran’s missile programme.

But assessments from the Israel Defense Forces paint a more cautious picture: Iran’s capabilities have been set back, not eliminated.

Israeli estimates suggest Tehran still holds around 1,000 ballistic missiles—down from roughly 2,500—but enough to remain a serious threat.

Underground Arsenal Still Intact

The core problem is buried—literally.

Much of Iran’s missile infrastructure is hidden in hardened underground facilities, making it extremely difficult to destroy. Airstrikes often target tunnel entrances, a tactic known as “plugging,” temporarily trapping weapons inside.

But “temporary” is the key word.

Satellite imagery shows Iranian crews clearing debris and reopening access points—sometimes within hours.

War Of Repair And Rebuild

Even where damage is significant, recovery is fast.

Missile launchers—often mounted on modified trucks—are relatively cheap and quick to replace. Storage sites can be repaired. Production, though hit, is expected to resume.

Before the war, Iran was on track to amass up to 8,000 missiles within 18 months. Now, that timeline has been slowed—but not stopped.

Terrain And Limits Of Force

Iran’s geography adds another layer of difficulty.

Deep “missile cities” carved into mountain ranges—some hundreds of meters underground—are beyond the reach of even the most powerful bunker-busting weapons.

Strikes can disrupt. They rarely eliminate.

Strategic Gap In Talks

As ceasefire negotiations resume, Israel is increasingly concerned the missile programme is being sidelined in favour of nuclear issues.

Tehran, meanwhile, has made its position clear: its “defensive capabilities” are not up for negotiation.

A Threat That Endures

The bottom line is stark.

The war has bought time—but not solved the problem. Iran’s missile network is wounded, not wiped out. Hidden, adaptable, and already rebuilding, it remains a central pillar of Tehran’s military power.

And if diplomacy fails, the next round may start with the same uncomfortable truth: the targets are still there.

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No matter what Trump says, demonstrations like these , whether staged or not, show that Iran is light years away from giving up.

Amazing. The Trump administration swore that Iran has no military left, yet Iran is able to absorb US attacks and fire back.

Of course, no winning outright means Trump effectively lost the war. And it still isn't over yet if all sides are simply restocking.

2 hours ago, Purdey said:

Amazing. The Trump administration swore that Iran has no military left, yet Iran is able to absorb US attacks and fire back.

Of course, no winning outright means Trump effectively lost the war. And it still isn't over yet if all sides are simply restocking.

Trump and his idiot minions definitely lost the war, as they accomplished none of their original objectives. He's looking for an off-ramp and a way to claim victory, but in the meantime he's still wreaking havoc with his blockade of Iranian ships which effectively means the Strait is still closed.

For a man who promised to bring down inflation and railed against the Biden Administration for such, he sure is doing a good job of wrecking the economy losing jobs, and diminishing the GOP brand. His polls are absolutely dismal at this point.

22 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump and his idiot minions definitely lost the war, as they accomplished none of their original objectives. He's looking for an off-ramp and a way to claim victory, but in the meantime he's still wreaking havoc with his blockade of Iranian ships which effectively means the Strait is still closed.

For a man who promised to bring down inflation and railed against the Biden Administration for such, he sure is doing a good job of wrecking the economy losing jobs, and diminishing the GOP brand. His polls are absolutely dismal at this point.

How can that be, are you not one of the guys on here who keep saying trump was an idiot because he had no plan ? You must have a dozen post here complaining about that very thing.

But now he didn't hit any of his objectives.

Also, thats not your words, thats AI and aren't you supposed to give credit to the source ?

17 hours ago, Slowhand225 said:

How can that be, are you not one of the guys on here who keep saying trump was an idiot because he had no plan ? You must have a dozen post here complaining about that very thing.

But now he didn't hit any of his objectives.

Also, thats not your words, thats AI and aren't you supposed to give credit to the source ?

That was not AI that was my composition in its entirety, so stop making stuff up and stop deflecting.

President Trump wanted one thing, more than anything else, from his secretary of the Navy, John Phelan: a new class of battleships.

“They’ll be the fastest, the biggest and by far — 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built,” Mr. Trump boasted at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate and resort in Florida a few days before Christmas. Mr. Phelan, a billionaire investor who has a home near the club, stood next to the president as he made the announcement.

So as a person who's very fond of math I wonder if this has any corollary with Trump's promise to reduce pharmaceutical prices by 1500%? The dunce seems to be somewhat math challenged, as a battleship 100 times more powerful than the current ones would be quite an extraordinary thing. Photon lasers? Warp speed? Wormhole technology?

Don, Don, Don. It seems every time you open your mouth you make such an ignoramus out of yourself. If only you stopped talking people would think you are a lot smarter.

Many of Iran Missiles are buried or still in underground facilities

I hope they get to use them succesfully.

28 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Many of Iran Missiles are buried or still in underground facilities

I hope they get to use them succesfully.

I rather subscribe to the same form of sentiment as the poet once reported being said by an Irish friend of his during the onset of WW2 when it was the UK against Germany: "It's a pity they can't both lose."

1 hour ago, Alan Zweibel said:

I rather subscribe to the same form of sentiment as the poet once reported being said by an Irish friend of his during the onset of WW2 when it was the UK against Germany: "It's a pity they can't both lose."

Depending on the definitions, i think here both can be described as losing.

2 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Depending on the definitions, i think here both can be described as losing.

Come to think of it, you're making an excellent point.

Oh FFS ...get on with it Don !!

Either invade Iran or back off

It's going nowhere

Trumps just a bully with a big Gob. Its being reported on GB News this morning that the Petagon is drawing up plans to Revue the Falklands as a punishment to the UK for not helping the US in the War. If this is seriouse the UK government should immediatly withdraw king Charles visit to the US. Where were the Yanks when we sent a task force to kick the Argies off the Falklands, did they help us ?? Tossers.

All the more reason to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age.

All the other countries in the region want the job finished as Iran terrorists will keep bouncing back

8 minutes ago, BarraMarra said:

Trumps just a bully with a big Gob. Its being reported on GB News this morning that the Petagon is drawing up plans to Revue the Falklands as a punishment to the UK for not helping the US in the War. If this is seriouse the UK government should immediatly withdraw king Charles visit to the US. Where were the Yanks when we sent a task force to kick the Argies off the Falklands, did they help us ?? Tossers.

Actually to be fair they did supply satellite intelligence for the UK on the quiet.

Maybe the Russians also supplied Iran with Satellite intel offshore, on American Targets in the Gulf.