CIA says Iran has 70 percent of pre-war missiles, can ride out blockade for months: Report
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47150225
> May 7, 2026
> >Iran can withstand the US naval blockade against it for three or four more months before facing severe economic hardship, the CIA told the Trump administration this week, according to a report by The Washington Post on Thursday.
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> >The report also said the CIA has found that Tehran retains “significant ballistic missile capabilities” ...
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> >The CIA report flies in the face of public statements by the Trump administration, which has claimed that the vast majority of Iran’s drone and missile capabilities have been destroyed.
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> >The US has said that Iran is running out of storage space for its oil...
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> >Analysts have told MEE that Iran has “weeks” of storage space left.
> May 7, 2026
> >Iran can withstand the US naval blockade against it for three or four more months before facing severe economic hardship, the CIA told the Trump administration this week, according to a report by The Washington Post on Thursday.
>
> >The report also said the CIA has found that Tehran retains “significant ballistic missile capabilities” ...
>
> >The CIA report flies in the face of public statements by the Trump administration, which has claimed that the vast majority of Iran’s drone and missile capabilities have been destroyed.
>
> >The US has said that Iran is running out of storage space for its oil...
>
> >Analysts have told MEE that Iran has “weeks” of storage space left.