Classified US intelligence assessments circulated in early May reportedly show that Iran retains substantial missile capabilities despite repeated claims by US President Donald Trump that Tehran’s military had been “decimated” during the recent US-Israeli campaign. According to The New York Times on Wednesday, May 13, Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s daily oil supply passes.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The report, citing people familiar with the classified assessments, said Iran also retained about 70 percent of its mobile missile launchers and roughly 70 percent of its prewar missile stockpile, including ballistic and cruise missiles. The intelligence assessments reportedly found that around 90 percent of Iran’s underground missile storage and launch facilities nationwide are now considered “partially or fully operational.” The findings sharply contrast with public statements made by Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following Operation Epic Fury, the joint US-Israeli military campaign launched on Feb. 28. On March 9, Trump told CBS News that Iran’s “missiles are down to a scatter” and claimed the country had “nothing left in a military sense.” Hegseth later said the operation had “decimated Iran’s military and rendered it combat-ineffective for years to come.”