Spokesperson Olivia Wales flatly denied the New York Times reports on Iran's ballistic capabilities. According to the White House, Operation Epic Fury on February 28 was a total success: missiles destroyed, production dismantled, Navy sunk, and subsidiary groups weakened. Tehran, according to this version, was reduced to military impotence.
Iranian ballistic missiles: from myth to scrap 🚀
Iranian ballistic missile technology, which worried the West for years, has reportedly been wiped off the map. According to Wales, not only were existing projectiles destroyed, but manufacturing plants were completely dismantled. With no production capacity or operational launchers, the Iranian ballistic program would now be history. Western reconnaissance satellites, they say, confirm the absence of activity at known bases.
The New York Times runs out of missiles to write about 📰
The New York newspaper insisted that Iran still had missiles hidden under the rugs. But Wales was clear: not a single one remains. Perhaps the journalists mistook the remains of a firework rocket for a Shahab-3. Or maybe the Times should ask the White House for a guided tour of Iranian scrapyards. After all, the official truth always has a bigger budget than anonymous sources.