U.S. can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed

A Palestinian man climbs on the remnants of an Iranian missile that landed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank village of Hares on Tuesday
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Jonathan Landay and Erin Banco
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The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran's vast missile arsenal as the U.S
and Israeli war on the country nears its one-month mark, according to five people familiar with the U.S
intelligence.The status of around another third is less clear but bombings likely damaged, destroyed or buried those missiles in underground tunnels and bunkers, four of the sources said
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity given ​the sensitive nature of the information.One of the sources said the intelligence was similar for Iran's drone capability, saying there was some degree of certainty about a third having been ‌destroyed
The assessment, ‌which has not been previously reported, shows that while most of Iran's missiles are either destroyed or inaccessible, Tehran still has a significant missile ​inventory and may be able to recover some buried or damaged missiles once fighting stops.

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