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Iran repairing missile bases, sites bombed by US, Israel faster than previously anticipated - WSJ

“They refilled their stockpiles,” WSJ quoted former IDF air defense chief Brig.-Gen. Ran Kochav as saying. “They have very impressive industrialization and reconstruction capabilities."

A satellite view shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, of the of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 21, 2026.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026

US completes new wave of strikes against Iranian targets, CENTCOM announces

An Iranian flag hangs amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026.

Iran estimates war losses at up to $145 billion after weeks of fighting

Basij militia Shiraz commander Ebrahim Mortazavi-Nasb, killed in an Israeli strike, in an undated photo.

US-Israeli strikes killed Basij Shiraz commander earlier this week, IRGC-affiliated outlet says


Iran's Reza Pahlavi: Trump needs to act, end IRGC's genocide on Iranians

"This is a genocide in the making," and Iranian protesters need help to neutralize elements the regime has used to brutalize its own citizenry, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi told Hugh Hewitt.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi following a speech in Washington, January 16, 2026; illustrative.

Iran opens door to preemptive strikes on Israel, US as response to nationwide protests

Iran's National Defense Council issued a statement that warned that any encroachment on its security or national integrity would be met with an “appropriate, targeted, and decisive response.

Women walk past an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli billboard displayed on a building in Tehran, Iran, January 4, 2026.

Iran appoints US-sanctioned general wanted for role in AMIA bombing as new IRGC deputy

The US sanctioned Vahidi for his role as then-interior minister in clamping down on the protests after Mahsa Amini's death in 2022. He was also head of the Quds Force in 1994 during the AMIA attack.

Brig.-Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, the new IRGC deputy commander-in-chief.

'We identified our weaknesses and those from our enemies': Iran's Araghchi warns Israel - analysis

Araghchi warned that Iran has learned from the 12-day war, especially by "showing that Israel's air defenses can be penetrated."

 Image of Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi against a backdrop of the Iranian flag, US flag and fire.

Iran is producing 90% of its own weapons, Iranian admiral claims – report

Iran claims to produce a majority of its weapons, but this self-sufficient defense strategy leaves its conventional forces relatively weak.

 Iranian missiles are displayed during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

Iran holding war games as it faces Israel tensions, Trump's return

The Iranian military conducted air defense exercises as Trump's presidency nears.

 Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Hossein Salami and commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, visit an underground of the new "missile city" at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on January 11, 2025.

More missiles and longer range: Iranian naval official claims Sabalan Destroyer improves capability

The Iranian official claimed the destroyer now has a range of over 1,000 kilometers.

 A missile is launched during an exercise of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy in the south of Iran, in this picture obtained on January 17, 2023.

Iran to direct majority of oil, gas revenue to IRGC, report reveals

42.5% of the remaining funds will support the government’s operational expenses, and 6.5% will be allocated for "special projects," the report indicated.

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Official tied to brutal protest crackdowns in 2022 appointed new governor of Tehran

Motamedian, who worked for Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, was accused of overseeing mass arrests and authorizing the use of lethal force during the Iran protests in 2022.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024.

Why US terror designation for Iraqi-based terror group matters - analysis

Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya is one of many Iranian-backed groups in Iraq that threaten the region.

A weapon is fired towards what Islamic Resistance said was at an Israeli military site near the Israel-Lebanon border on October 19, 2023