Tehran is claiming a massive surge in its military production, with a top general asserting that Iran has managed to replenish its drone and missile stockpiles faster during the current two-week ceasefire than it did before the outbreak of hostilities.
Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, who leads the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), released a video Sunday that appears to show active assembly lines for missiles in an undisclosed underground facility.
Mousavi stated that despite the joint U.S. and Israeli campaign to dismantle Iran’s military infrastructure, the temporary pause in fighting has allowed for a rapid restocking of high-end weaponry.
The ceasefire, which is scheduled to expire this Wednesday, was intended to provide a diplomatic window. However, Mousavi suggested that Iran has used the time to outpace its adversaries in logistics.
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“The enemy is unable to recreate such conditions for itself and is forced to bring ammunition from across the world in a very limited, gradual manner,” he wrote in a social media post accompanying the footage.
This claim directly challenges the assessments of U.S. and Israeli leadership. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Trump have spent weeks framing the degradation of Iran’s drone and missile factories as the top priority of the offensive, dubbed Operation Epic Fury.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously stated that joint strikes had already neutralized Iran’s “ability to produce ballistic missiles.”
The report of a revitalized Iranian arsenal comes as the U.S. Navy prepares for its largest presence in the region since the conflict began seven weeks ago. Within the next few days, three U.S. aircraft carriers and their associated strike groups will be operating in and around the Middle East.
The USS Gerald R. Ford entered the Red Sea over the weekend after passing through the Suez Canal. The carrier, which has been at sea since last June, recently broke the record for the longest deployment since the Vietnam War. Its return to the region follows a brief stop in Greece for repairs after a laundry room fire.
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The Ford joins the USS Abraham Lincoln, currently stationed in the north Arabian Sea, while the USS George H.W. Bush is expected to arrive by the end of the month after traveling around the Cape of Good Hope.
The arrival of the Bush will solidify a three-carrier presence, signaling a massive buildup of American air and sea power just as the ceasefire deadline approaches.
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