Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsIn the video, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Ali Abdollahi, said that Iran's production has increased significantly in the past year. Follow us on GoogleA symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YONAH JEREMY BOBAUGUST 22, 2026 22:51Iranian state television released footage of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Ali Abdollahi, visiting an underground ballistic missile production facility, BBC reported on Saturday.In the video, Abdollahi claimed that Iran's production has increased significantly in the past year.Iranian state media said that Iran's production of suicide drones had tripled since the beginning of the war. An Iranian drone is displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran. (credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/REUTERS)Iran's reconstruction takes Israeli officials by surpriseIsraeli defense officials have been shocked by the speed of Iran’s recovery following the early 2026 war, The Jerusalem Post learned earlier in the month. Numerous foreign media reports have poked holes in specific aspects of Israel’s narrative of military success setting back Iran’s military-industrial complex by years already dating back to March of this year, but for months, apolitical IDF expert officials held the line that the damage was so extensive that even if some specific claims were off, Israel’s general narrative of setting Iran back years held. Four months after the main war ended in April, the Post understands that the IDF is now seeing a stunningly speedy turnaround that it did not expect, and not in merely one or another specific area, but in many areas, including regarding the ballistic missile threat.Follow us on Google