Iran Rebuilds Missile Infrastructure Despite US and Israeli Strikes

The Government of Iran has reconstituted its ballistic missile and drone capabilities, launching four attacks in five days against U.S. troops in Jordan. This includes a strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base that killed at least two U.S. servicemembers. Military analysts suggest Iran utilized advanced systems, including the Kheibar Shekan medium-range ballistic missile, Fattah, and Zolfaghar, to evade U.S. air defenses.

Satellite imagery shows Iran is rapidly rebuilding military infrastructure, including missile bases in Kangavar, Dezful, and Kermanshah, as well as a shipyard at Bandar Anzali. These repairs contradict previous claims by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that Iran's missile program had been decimated or functionally destroyed. While the White House and General Dan Caine maintain that the defense industrial base was destroyed, Israeli officials have privately noted that many strikes only collapsed tunnel entrances, leaving stored weapons intact.

In response to the continued threats and strikes on regional allies in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, the United States Central Command confirmed that American forces have conducted airstrikes against Iranian military targets for 11 consecutive nights. Iran's current strategy appears aimed at increasing the conflict's cost to pressure the United States into a settlement granting Tehran control over the Strait of Hormuz.