{"id":4210,"date":"2026-06-01T08:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/iran-builds-underground-missile-sites-during-us-cease-fire\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:05:34","slug":"iran-builds-underground-missile-sites-during-us-cease-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/iran-builds-underground-missile-sites-during-us-cease-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran builds underground missile sites during US cease-fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

As New York Post<\/em> reports, an examination of 18 missile facilities targeted during the conflict reveals that Tehran has restored at least 50 out of 69 tunnel entrances since the April cease-fire took effect.<\/p>\n

The rapid reconstruction effort signals that Iran could potentially launch significantly more long-range missiles throughout the Middle East should hostilities resume while tense peace negotiations continue.<\/p>\n

Satellite surveillance has documented the extensive work Tehran completed in merely seven weeks across multiple missile installations, showing digging machinery and large transport vehicles excavating the tunnel entrances.<\/p>\n

At one installation near Isfahan, personnel were observed filling more than a dozen craters created by the American-Israeli strikes, with two entrances fully cleared by early May.<\/p>\n

Rapid Reconstruction Efforts Documented<\/h2>\n

Heavy equipment and trucks were also identified at Iranian missile bases near Khomeyn and Tabriz on April 10, only days following the cease-fire implementation.<\/p>\n

The swift restoration of these missile facilities directly undermines a key Trump administration objective from the military campaign: diminishing Tehran’s arsenal and its capacity to strike regional allies.<\/p>\n

President Trump<\/strong> explicitly identified “completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them” as one of five primary war objectives.<\/p>\n

Scale of Previous Operations<\/h2>\n

Pentagon and White House officials stated that American and Israeli forces struck 13,000 targets in Iran during five weeks of military operations, including over 450 ballistic missile storage locations.<\/p>\n

Despite the extensive bombardment, Iran maintained its offensive capabilities throughout the conflict, attacking American military installations and damaging critical infrastructure across several Gulf states.<\/p>\n

Concerns Over Future Hostilities<\/h2>\n

Security analysts worry that similar attacks would recommence if fighting resumes as Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked over peace agreement terms.<\/p>\n

Iran has already begun rebuilding its military infrastructure, including resuming drone manufacturing and replacing destroyed missile launchers, according to American intelligence assessments.<\/p>\n

One US official told the news outlet that the Iranians have exceeded all timelines<\/em> projected by the intelligence community for military reconstitution.<\/p>\n

With information from New York Post<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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