Iran disputes US claims of damage to its military capabilities

Iran has rejected US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assessment of the damage caused to its military capabilities during the 40-day conflict, describing his claims as fabricated. Hegseth says US forces struck 13 thousand targets and destroyed more than 80 percent of Iran’s nuclear industrial base, while maintaining that the military campaign was carried out under President Donald Trump’s orders. However, Hegseth is facing growing scrutiny in Washington over the conduct of the war.

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie recently introduced eight articles of impeachment against him, accusing him of continuing military action without congressional authorisation and failing to protect civilians. One of the allegations concerns a February strike on a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, which Iranian authorities say killed at least 168 people, mostly children. Meanwhile, Iran’s Defence Ministry insists its armed forces retain weapons stockpiles and continue producing weapons using upgraded technology. It also says the country still holds uranium enriched to 60 percent, close to weapons-grade levels.

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