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Thursday, December 11, 2025
Report: Israel now realizes damage it inflicted to Iran’s ballistic missile program ‘less severe’ than initially thought
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Israel reportedly believes that the damage it inflicted on Iran’s ballistic missile program during the 12-day June war with the Islamic Republic was “less severe” than initially assessed.
Iran currently possesses around 2,000 heavy ballistic missiles, roughly the same number it had on the eve of the war, according to a report by Al-Monitor.
Military Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder shared this information with visiting US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz earlier this week, the outlet reports, citing an Israeli security source, indicating that Jerusalem is again urging Washington to act against Iran.
“This is a threat that Israel will not be able to accept for long, and we must coordinate with the Americans the red lines and actions we will take in the future, perhaps even in the near future,” a source familiar with the matter tells Al-Monitor.
However, an Israeli military source denies the report, telling The Times of Israel that Binder did not present such an assessment to Waltz.
The source says that during the meeting, it was noted that the Iranians are restoring capabilities, acquiring equipment, but not to the level it had before the 12-day war, and the assessment that the damage was smaller than initially thought, was not said.
The Times of Israel Community.