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Iran boosts ballistic missile inventory to 2,500 by February

8/14/2026

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Iran now produces 100-300 ballistic missiles, which could threaten Israel by 2028, IRGC adviser General Mohammad-Reza Naqdi said.
Missile inventory rose from about 1,300 in June 2025 to roughly 2,500 by February 2026, surpassing Israeli estimates.
U.S. officials told CNN Iran is exceeding the November 2026 deadline for drone reconstitution, while two sources said China kept supplying missile components as the United States exhausted ATACMS and Precision Strike missiles during the war.

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Iran now produces 100-300 ballistic missiles, which could threaten Israel by 2028, IRGC adviser General Mohammad-Reza Naqdi said.
Missile inventory rose from about 1,300 in June 2025 to roughly 2,500 by February 2026, surpassing Israeli estimates.
U.S. officials told CNN Iran is exceeding the November 2026 deadline for drone reconstitution, while two sources said China kept supplying missile components as the United States exhausted ATACMS and Precision Strike missiles during the war.