Overview
- Iran retains thousands of ballistic missiles and could roll launchers out from underground shelters, according to a U.S. intelligence view reported Friday by the Wall Street Journal.
- A Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire is in effect as U.S. and Iranian negotiators meet in Pakistan to explore a broader deal.
- Officials say more than half of Iran’s launchers are destroyed, damaged, or blocked underground, yet many could be repaired or dug out of buried complexes.
- Stocks have fallen by about half during the war, with well under 50% of attack drones left and a small cruise-missile reserve still able to threaten ships and U.S. forces.
- U.S. officials push sanctions, export controls, and verification to curb any rebuild, and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth warns the U.S. could strike again if Iran uses the pause to regroup.