{
  "id": 6662724,
  "title": "Iran has resumed ballistic missile production, report says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/iran-has-resumed-ballistic-missile-production-report-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T23:22:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/10/iran-has-resumed-ballistic-missile-production-report-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tehran has recommenced manufacturing ballistic missiles, with assembly taking place in underground facilities throughout Iran, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The newspaper cited US and Middle East officials, who stated that Iran has been constructing both liquid-propelled and solid-propellant missiles using existing stockpiles. Intelligence sources suggest that these activities are occurring at multiple underground sites, including the Khojir missile plant in southeastern Iran. Officials also indicated that Tehran is constructing additional underground plants to minimize the risk of further attacks.\n\nOne of the primary objectives of the Trump administration's campaign against Iran was the dismantling of Tehran’s conventional missile capabilities. In a statement to The National, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed that US forces had achieved all mission objectives set during the war. According to the spokesperson, \"By every military metric, we’ve decimated Iran's military.\" The Centcom (U.S. Central Command) reported that they had intercepted thousands of Iranian drones and missiles, significantly reducing Iran's ability to launch them. Furthermore, they destroyed up to 90 percent of Iran's drone, ballistic missile, and naval industrial base.\n\nIn April, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that Iran's missile program was \"functionally destroyed.\" However, a recent development suggests that Tehran may have partially restored some of its capabilities, as it launched a volley of missiles at a Jordanian base housing US troops this week.",
  "summary": "Tehran has resumed producing ballistic missiles, assembling them in underground sites around Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Quoting US and Middle East officials, the Journal said that Iran has been assembling liquid-propelled missiles using stockpiled parts, as well as solid-propellant missiles. The officials said intelligence suggests activity at several underground sites,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran has resumed ballistic missile production in underground facilities.",
    "US and Middle East officials confirm missile assembly using existing stockpiles.",
    "Additional underground plants being constructed to reduce attack risk."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Iran has resumed ballistic missile production, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/iran-has-resumed-ballistic-missile-production-report-says-6662764",
        "published": "2026-09-10T23:22:42.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}