Iran retains significant missile capabilities despite U.S. assessments — NYT
According to U.S. intelligence, Iran has operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz. According to The New York Times, this indicates that the country retains significant military capabilities that exceed the public estimates previously cited by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tehran has once again gained operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites directly along the Strait of Hormuz, allowing it to directly threaten oil tankers and U.S. military ships.
In addition, based on satellite imagery and technical surveillance, experts assess approximately 90% of underground storage facilities and launch sites across the country as fully or partially functional. The state of the Iranian military turned out to be significantly better than Donald Trump had publicly claimed, raising serious concerns among senior officials in Washington regarding the actual security of key sea lanes.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to the press ahead of his visit to China, expressed his conviction that the war unleashed by Russia is in its final stages.
Earlier, on May 7, Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council and head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, arrived in Miami, Florida, for talks with U.S. representatives.
In reality, Russia is not committed to a genuine end to the war with Ukraine. All so-called negotiations, including those mediated by the U.S., are merely a sham on Moscow’s part.
