Iran is swiftly rebuilding war-damaged infrastructure, from underground missile bases and bridges to production facilities and ports, according to Israeli and Western officials and satellite imagery, a recent report said. The rapid pace of reconstruction has raised concerns among some Israeli officials, who say it underscores Iran's resilience despite months of intensive airstrikes, according to a Wall Street Journal report published on Thursday. Satellite imagery from western Iran showed damaged tunnel entrances and access roads to a missile base in March, but images taken weeks later revealed newly paved roads and rebuilt entrances.
In another example, Iranian crews repaired a bridge hit by Israeli strikes within days, according to an Israeli military official, raising questions among Israeli officials about the effectiveness of the attacks. Meanwhile, satellite imagery from early July showed partial reconstruction at an IRGC-linked shipyard in the Caspian Sea port of Bandar Anzali. Former Israeli air and missile defence commander Ran Kochav said lran's rapid recovery reflects its ability to rebuild infrastructure, and replenish its missile arsenal.
Read: IRGC claims it hit US air base in Kuwait “They refilled their stockpiles,” he said, adding: “They have very impressive industrialisation and reconstruction capabilities.” “It turns out that the rumors about the end or the significant dwindling of the missiles were wrong,” said Tal Inbar, a senior analyst at the US-based Missile Defence Advocacy Alliance. l am very worried': lsraeli military official “Iran’s military is a complete and total mess,” Trump said on social media last month. Netanyahu said Iran’s military capabilities and nuclear and ballistic programs had been set back by many years.
“We smashed Iran’s missile production machine,” he said in April. Israeli military officials privately expressed frustration with the outcome of the strikes, with one official saying Israel could have achieved greater success had it focused less on undermining the regime and more on military targets. “Iran is rebuilding everything,” the official said.
“I am very worried.” A second Israeli military official said Iran retained the expertise to rebuild much of its military infrastructure, including missile production. The officials said many strikes only collapsed entrances to under…
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