Experts: U.S. and Israel's claim that Iran's missile stockpile is depleted is pure military propaganda

Russian military expert Yuri Lyamin told Sputnik News that U.S. officials claimed Iran's missile stockpile was dwindling, with few launchers remaining - but there is no objective evidence.

Lyamin said: "Such statements should be highly suspicious and viewed as standard military propaganda. I believe the total number of Iran's launchers is usually underestimated."

Yes, the number of missile launches has indeed declined - but why?

The decline in launch numbers is largely due to continuous aerial pressure, forcing the Iranian army to take the highest level of precautionary measures.

Strikes by the U.S. and Israel on tunnel entrances at missile bases require time to clear debris and conduct safety inspections.

The expert explained: "Iran's main missile stockpiles and launcher reserves are located in underground missile bases built in mountainous areas, which are extremely difficult to hit. Moreover, it is unclear how they move underground."

Lyamin pointed out a fact: Iran makes its missile launchers as simple and inexpensive as possible - they are usually mounted on standard trailers and trucks. This allows Iran to maintain a large inventory of such equipment.

Discrepancies in U.S.-Israel assessments have sparked controversy

Israel claims that "more than half" of Iran's missile launchers have been destroyed, while the U.S. insists that Iran's launchers are "about to run out".

Experts consider Israel's figures equally questionable:

1. Israel claimed to have destroyed 300 launchers two days ago, but the video released by the U.S. and Israel only shows about one-tenth of that number.

2. Although not all situations were captured on video, the huge discrepancy is suspicious.

The expert said that even in the video evidence provided by Israel and the U.S., there are suspicious cases:

Some strikes apparently hit ordinary trucks mistakenly identified as launchers.

A video even showed a faulty truck with its hood open being struck.

In another video, a launcher that had already been destroyed was hit repeatedly.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1858845230933004/

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