U.S. can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed ⁠0%

By Phil Stewart⁠0% Idrees Ali⁠0% Jonathan Landay⁠0% Erin Banco⁠92%

3/28/2026, 11:01:00 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 16 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Biased Writer Voice, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 67.9% saturation with 112 hits. Analysis detected 677 faulty-reasoning hits from 165 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.

Washington – The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran's vast missile arsenal as the U.S. and Israeli war on the country nears its one-month mark, according to five people familiar with the U.S. intelligence. 
The status of around another third is less clear but bombings likely damaged, destroyed or buried those missiles in underground tunnels and bunkers, four of the sources said. 
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity given ​the sensitive nature of the information. 
One of the sources said the intelligence was similar for Iran's drone capability, saying there was some degree of certainty about a third having been ‌destroyed. 
The assessment, ‌which has not been previously reported, shows that while most of Iran's missiles are either destroyed or inaccessible, Tehran still has a significant missile ​inventory and may be able to recover some buried or damaged missiles once fighting stops. 
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