Pentagon: Iran’s military capabilities have been destroyed
The Pentagon provided a briefing on the extent of the damage that Iran took regarding its military and defense industrial base. Specific areas that were damaged included more than 1,500 air defense systems, more than 450 ballistic missile storage facilities, 800 one-way attack drones’ storage facilities, etc. The military also reported that Iran’s command and control and logistical networks have been destroyed. Iran’s abilities to reconstitute what had been destroyed will end up taking years.
From Newsmax:
The U.S. and Israeli militaries have “clearly accomplished” their goal of dismantling the Iranian regime’s military capabilities, according to Adm. Brad Cooper, chief of U.S. Central Command.
“We set out to dismantle the Iranian regime’s ability to project power beyond its own borders, and we clearly accomplished this task,” Cooper said in a video statement posted to X on Thursday.
“Iran has suffered a generational military defeat,” he added. “The United States and Israel systematically destroyed Iran’s ability to conduct large-scale military operations for years to come.”
This means, Cooper said, that “Iran’s conventional military capability, built over 40 years at the cost of billions of dollars, has been eliminated.”
Still, Cooper said that the United States must remain present and vigilant, and “we remain ready if called.”
“After successfully conducting more than 13,000 strikes on Iranian military targets and flying thousands upon thousands of combat flights, U.S. forces have paused offensive operations in accordance with the ongoing ceasefire,” he said.
Additional Reading:
Fitzgerald, S. (2026, April 9). CENTCOM Chief: US, Israel ‘destroyed’ Iran’s military capabilities. Newsmax.com. Link.
Category: Iran, Middle East, Military Action, Terror War
So if Iranian missiles strike they really aren’t Iranian? Remember what Mattis said – they have a vote too.
Not sure I understand your question.
It is likely they have spent well over a trillion dollars in the last 40 years on hardware. We have pretty much done in six weeks what Iraq couldn’t do in ten years.