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[zab]

You are just sad.

[arizona1]

According to May 2026 U.S. intelligence assessments, Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 key missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz. This allows Tehran to maintain significant capabilities to threaten shipping in the waterway, contradicting earlier, more optimistic assessments of, as reported by The New York Times.

U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities

Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.

The Trump administration’s public portrayal of a shattered Iranian military is sharply at odds with what U.S. intelligence agencies are telling policymakers behind closed doors, according to classified assessments from early this month that show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities.

Most alarming to some senior officials is evidence that Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz, which could threaten American warships and oil tankers transiting the narrow waterway.
https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/iran-missiles-us-intelligence.html