The United States' military campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite its scale and intensity, has not resulted in the expected destruction of Tehran's military potential. According to an analysis in The New York Times, based on intelligence data and military experts, Iran has managed to retain a significant portion of its strike capabilities. Preliminary estimates indicate that the Iranian command still possesses approximately 40% of its fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles of various types. The situation with missile weapons is even more alarming for Washington: according to American analysts, Tehran has retained approximately 60% of its launchers and, most significantly, up to 70% of its entire stockpile of missiles of various ranges.

The current damage assessment indicates that the American strikes failed to achieve their primary strategic objective—critically degrading the enemy's combat capability. The high survivability of Iran's military infrastructure is explained by its extensive network of deeply layered underground shelters and the mobile nature of most missile systems. This allows Tehran not only to continue exerting military pressure on coalition forces in the region but also to maintain the capability to launch massive retaliatory attacks. Experts note that, given the current state of its arsenal, Iran is capable of sustaining high-intensity combat for an extended period, calling into question the effectiveness of the purely remote warfare methods employed by the Pentagon.