An Underground missile storage facility in Iran
John Jeffay – The Jewish Chronicle Aug 14, 2026
Iran is rebuilding its stockpile of ballistic missiles and other key military capabilities far more quickly than Israel believed possible, it has been reported.
The assessment has shocked both IDF and Mossad officials, who had insisted that the US-Israeli campaign had set Iran’s military-industrial complex back by years.
Four months after the main fighting ended in April, Israeli officials now believe that Tehran has found “creative ways” to restore critical capabilities, even as much of the country’s broader military infrastructure remains severely damaged, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Israeli officials now believe that Iran has adopted a targeted approach to reconstruction, prioritising missile production and other strategic capabilities rather than attempting to restore its entire military-industrial base at once.
If Iran returns to manufacturing between 100 and 300 ballistic missiles per month, it could restore its arsenal to approximately June 2025 levels by early or mid-2027. It could then pose a potentially prohibitive threat by 2028, the Post reported.
Iran has also reportedly used bulldozers and other heavy equipment to reopen entrances to underground missile facilities that were blocked during the war, potentially providing access to an estimated 1,000 ballistic missiles. Satellite imagery showed that 50 of 69 tunnel entrances at 18 underground missile facilities had been cleared.
> Israel ‘shocked’ by speed of Iran’s military recovery, with missile stockpile rapidly growing
How nice of the eye-rainians to tell them how many boom booms they’re pretending to make. And we must thank the kikes for passing it on to us.
> Israeli officials now believe that Iran is prioritising missile production and other strategic capabilities.
“Other strategic capabilities” huh? Tea towel production?
> If it returns to manufacturing between 100 and 300 ballistic missiles per month, as planned, it could restore its arsenal to June 2025 levels by early or mid-2027
It’s always good to have plans. Best not to tell the “enemy” though. They might get jealous.
I can’t help “wondering” why dumpety-dump doesn’t “strike” the “missile factories” like all good heroes. Especially as they must know where they are to be able to count all those boom booms coming off the “production line”. I’m also curious as to where the ragheads are getting all those “rare earths” that we’re told america can’t get because big bad china cut them off. There are none in america of course… despite covering a fifth of the earth’s surface. They’re all in china, just by coincidence.
What will shock Israel more than Iran’s recovery is the speed of US collapse, with no missiles left and appalling conditions on board navy vessels. Much more of that spells defeat. The only reason the US will not negotiate is because they’d be the side that’s lost and is seeking surrender terms.