Iran Reportedly Produces About 50 Ballistic Missiles a Month

Iran reportedly continues to produce about 50 ballistic missiles a month, roughly half its prewar rate, according to a Western intelligence assessment reported on November 10. A Western official familiar with military intelligence reports also estimated that Iran retains at least 1,700 ballistic missiles following months of American and Israeli airstrikes against its military infrastructure. The war began in February, and much of Iran's conventional military infrastructure was destroyed. Separately, Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that more than 80% of Iran's nuclear industrial base had been destroyed. Jim Lamson, a former CIA analyst specializing in Iran and the Middle East and a visiting research fellow in King's College London's Department of War Studies, said Iran could also retain thousands of Shahed-type strike weapons. He described uncertainty over the size of the remaining arsenal, including differences in estimates of prewar stocks, how many weapons were expended or destroyed during the conflict, and how many Iran has manufactured to replace them.