Trump claims Iran retains 22% of its missile arsenal
US President Donald Trump has stated that Iran still possesses about 21–22 percent of its missiles. This comes after a week in which Tehran launched dozens of missiles at neighboring countries, despite a faltering ceasefire. Trump made these remarks during an interview, noting the figure is higher than the 18 percent he previously cited. Iranian and US military officials have also made conflicting claims about recent missile activity in the Gulf of Oman.
What we know
- Donald Trump told NBC News that Iran has "21, 22 per cent" of its missiles left.
- He previously claimed in May that Iran had only 18 percent of its missile stockpile remaining.
- Iran’s military said it fired “warning missiles” at two US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, a claim denied by the US military.
- Kuwait reported intercepting 30 ballistic missiles fired as part of what it called “heinous Iranian aggression.”
- Trump has often asserted that Iran’s war-fighting capacity has been completely destroyed.
