Fact-check: “Trump said the Iranian military forces were destroyed”
Verdict: Misleading (85% confidence)
Significant portions of Iran's conventional military were severely damaged or destroyed during Operation Epic Fury — CENTCOM reported 161 naval vessels destroyed, 85%+ of the defense industrial base damaged, and air forces rendered functionally irrelevant. However, U.S. intelligence assessed Iran retained ~70% of its pre-war missiles and mobile launchers, underground networks largely survived, and Iran continued launching ballistic missile attacks on U.S. warships through September 2026. The cl…
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