US has destroyed only a third of Iran’s missiles, intelligence suggests

Reuters report contradicts Trump’s claims that Tehran’s arsenal has been largely wiped out

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The US has only destroyed about a third of Iran’s missile and drone arsenal after a month of its war against Iran which aimed to degrade the country’s ballistic missile capabilities, according to a report by Reuters.

About a third of Tehran’s missiles have been destroyed, and another third was likely to be damaged or buried in underground tunnels and bunkers, the report suggested. A similar assessment was made about the country’s drone arsenal.