[Inews24 Reporter Seol Laeon] Satellite imagery indicates that many of Iran’s underground missile facilities struck by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes are being rapidly repaired.
On the 31st (local time), CNN and other outlets reported that an analysis of Airbus Defence and Space satellite imagery shows Iran’s underground missile facilities damaged by U.S. and Israeli strikes have been largely restored.
Of 69 tunnel entrances to underground missile bases that were buried by the strikes, the report found at least 50 are now being reopened or repaired.
The satellite photos show Iran deploying excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks to clear collapsed tunnel entrances and rebuild access roads.
Analysts say the images underscore the limits of strikes aimed at underground military sites: damage can be significant, but it may not fully eliminate Tehran’s missile capabilities.
Sam Rair, a researcher at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, said Iran still holds a substantial missile stockpile. \”As long as launchers and trained crews remain, Tehran can operate missiles for an extended period even if production facilities are damaged,\” he said.
That suggests U.S. and Israeli strikes inflicted considerable damage on missile production capacity but did not completely eliminate stockpiles stored underground or Iran’s ability to launch missiles.
Analysts note this assessment differs from President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he had effectively neutralized Iran’s missile forces.
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