Iran restores missile power in Strait of Hormuz

The Telegraph via Yahoo ^ | May 13th, 2026 | Lilia Sebouai

[Mariner]

Iran has rebuilt most of its missile infrastructure along the Strait of Hormuz, according to US intelligence assessments.

The regime has reportedly restored operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along and around the narrow maritime chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.

According to people with knowledge of the assessments, Tehran has also retained roughly 70 per cent of its pre-war missile stockpile and mobile launchers.

About 90 per cent of its underground missile storage and launch facilities are now considered “partially or fully operational”, The New York Times reported.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: axelspringer; leftistsource; liliasebouai; rop; tds; torygraphsoldout

[Mariner]

There are only two options here:

Go in, dig them out of their holes and kill them all...or

Suffer a nuke strike from them 10 years from now

The idea that we can squeeze them into surrender with a blockade is just plain stupid.

[Antoninus]

According to the British press, Putin was about to die of cancer in 2023.

All of their stories should have Baghdad Bob as the byline.

[Beowulf9]

I’m guessing they believe their religion tells them to get rid of ‘the great satan’...us.

They will NEVER back down. They’re aim is to destroy the United States and all the European countries which are not Islam.

[rktman]

Just like lame stream told us. We’re losing this war too. 🤔💣🕋

[PGR88]

British press run the same stories, with the same narrative, at the same times as NY Times and WaPo

Who controls them all?

[4Runner]

The idea that we can squeeze them into surrender with a blockade is just plain stupid

Sounds like Obama's and Biden's military advisors still have federal jobs. I thought Trump's JCOS were all new faces.

[marron]

While offering to negotiate, Trump has been increasing the force on hand. I don’t think he is doing this just to sit there and twiddle his thumbs.

[RatRipper]

This is why the pause/ ceasefire was not advisable. It is the way lying muzzies operate. They just bought time to restore their capability. Eradicate them like you do an ant hill or there will never be real peace.

[Blueflag]

The US has outstanding ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) platforms.

If these idiots in the papers are reporting we know that 70% of this, and 80% of that, etc., are restored, then we know where our targets are.

It ain’t rocket science.

[Responsibility2nd]

About 90 per cent of its underground missile storage and launch facilities are now considered “partially or fully operational”, The New York Times reported.

Well then. This must be a lie, cause "Greatest President Evah!"

[basalt]

keep killing their leaders...theyll stop. Easy to talk shit while the peons die.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "According to people with knowledge of the assessments...."

According to some people, some people said something about some people and we should believe them because some people --- regularly unnamed and regularly "with knowledge" -- aid something BUT we cannot tell name them.

--- "British press run the same stories, with the same narrative, at the same times as NY Times and WaPo Who controls them all?"

A very pertinent question.

[Leaning Right]

> Go in, dig them out of their holes and kill them all... <

Wouldn’t that require large numbers of infantry?

If so, most Americans would not stand for it. In response to a Pearl Harbor or a 9/11 event, yes. But that’s not what we have here.

As soon as the casualty figures started rolling in, the MAGA coalition would fracture, and perhaps permanently.

(Please don’t kill the messenger.)

[Responsibility2nd]

What happened to Trump? TACO? Why would he negotiate? He always said there would be no negotiations. Just unconditional surrender.

[cymbeline]

“They will NEVER back down.”

Just the “they” needs to be eliminated. They’re far from all of the population.

[Carry_Okie]

...then we know where our targets are. It ain’t rocket science.

In a way, I think it is. ;-)

[MrRelevant]

Credibility rating:

Trump : 9/10
NYT: 1/10

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Forget regime change. Bomb them back to the stone age with every non-nuclear thing we’ve got.

[V_TWIN]

Yeah I’ll wait for a more reliable source

[Beowulf9]

Well, naturally. But every time one points out say a certain race commits a crime there’s always someone who says ‘but it’s not all...’

I’m kind of so sick of that. Let’s get over having to do that. Always having to defend a position like someone means wipe out everyone. Right.