U.S. intelligence believes Iran has resumed some drone production during the six-week ceasefire with Washington that began in early April, signaling a rapid recovery of some military capabilities damaged by the U.S.-Israel strikes, CNN reported Thursday, Anadolu reports.

Intelligence assessments suggest Iran’s military is rebuilding much faster than expected, the U.S. media report said. which quotes US intelligence officials.

The effort includes restoring missile facilities, launch systems and production capacity for critical weapons that were damaged or destroyed during the conflict.

Officials are said to have warned that this rapid recovery means Iran could continue to pose a major threat to regional allies if US President Donald Trump decides to resume operations. military.

The assessments have also raised doubts about how severely the US-Israel strikes have weakened Iran’s military in the long term.

One official said some intelligence estimates show Iran could restore its drone strike capabilities within six months.

“The Iranians have exceeded all the timelines the intelligence community had for rebuilding,” he said. the official.

Sources are reported to have said that Iran’s unexpectedly rapid recovery is being driven by several factors, including aid from Russia and China, as well as the possibility that US and Israeli strikes have caused less damage than initially estimated.

Regional tensions have escalated since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated with attacks on Israel and US allies in the Persian Gulf, along with closing the Strait of Hormuz.

A cease-fire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but talks in Islamabad failed to produce a lasting agreement. Trump later extended the ceasefire indefinitely, while maintaining a blockade on ships traveling to or from Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.

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