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CIA says Iran has 70 percent of pre-war missiles, can ride out blockade for months: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
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May 7, 2026

Iran can withstand the US naval blockade against it for three or four more months before facing severe economic hardship, the CIA told the Trump administration this week, according to a report by The Washington Post on Thursday.

The report also said the CIA has found that Tehran retains “significant ballistic missile capabilities” ...

The CIA report flies in the face of public statements by the Trump administration, which has claimed that the vast majority of Iran’s drone and missile capabilities have been destroyed.

The US has said that Iran is running out of storage space for its oil...

Analysts have told MEE that Iran has “weeks” of storage space left.

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CIA says Iran has 70 percent of pre-war missiles, can ride out blockade for months: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
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May 7, 2026

Iran can withstand the US naval blockade against it for three or four more months before facing severe economic hardship, the CIA told the Trump administration this week, according to a report by The Washington Post on Thursday.

The report also said the CIA has found that Tehran retains “significant ballistic missile capabilities” ...

The CIA report flies in the face of public statements by the Trump administration, which has claimed that the vast majority of Iran’s drone and missile capabilities have been destroyed.

The US has said that Iran is running out of storage space for its oil...

Analysts have told MEE that Iran has “weeks” of storage space left.

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May 7, 2026

Iran can withstand the US naval blockade against it for three or four more months before facing severe economic hardship, the CIA told the Trump administration this week, according to a report by The Washington Post on Thursday.

The report also said the CIA has found that Tehran retains “significant ballistic missile capabilities” ...

The CIA report flies in the face of public statements by the Trump administration, which has claimed that the vast majority of Iran’s drone and missile capabilities have been destroyed.

The US has said that Iran is running out of storage space for its oil...

Analysts have told MEE that Iran has “weeks” of storage space left.

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CIA says Iran has 70 percent of pre-war missiles, can ride out blockade for months: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
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May 7, 2026

Iran can withstand the US naval blockade against it for three or four more months before facing severe economic hardship, the CIA told the Trump administration this week, according to a report by The Washington Post on Thursday.

The report also said the CIA has found that Tehran retains “significant ballistic missile capabilities” ...

The CIA report flies in the face of public statements by the Trump administration, which has claimed that the vast majority of Iran’s drone and missile capabilities have been destroyed.

The US has said that Iran is running out of storage space for its oil...

Analysts have told MEE that Iran has “weeks” of storage space left.

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CIA says Iran has 70 percent of pre-war missiles, can ride out blockade for months: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
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