U.S. Officials Admit Iran’s Missile and Drone Barrages Exceeded Intelligence Estimates
Defence affairs - Def-Geopolitics on X American military officials acknowledge that Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone attacks were more intense, persistent and precise than anticipated, revealing operational resilience that challenges pre-war assumptions about Tehran’s strike capabilities. Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone campaign against United States military infrastructure across the Middle East has exposed unexpected operational resilience and strike capacity, forcing American planners to reassess pre-war assumptions after satellite imagery confirmed damage to radar networks, satellite communications terminals, and key logistical hubs across the Gulf region. In a New York Times report, senior American military and administration officials acknowledged that the scale, persistence, and targeting precision of Iran’s retaliatory attacks exceeded pre-conflict intelligence estimates, revealing that Tehran maintained command-and-control coordination even after sustaini...
