🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷⚡️ — U.S. intelligence indicates Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles and could restore parts of its launch capability by recovering launchers from underground storage sites, despite repeated US/Israeli strikes throughout the war, according to WSJ, citing U.S. officials.

➡️ While more than half of Iran’s launchers are believed to have been destroyed, damaged, or trapped underground, U.S. officials assess that many could eventually be repaired or dug out.

➡️ Some in Washington are concerned Tehran could use the current pause in fighting to rebuild elements of its missile arsenal even as efforts continue to solidify the ceasefire and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — NEW: Iran hasn't been able to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them, according to NYT, citing U.S. officials.

➡️ The "safe routes" announced by the IRGC are limited in large part because Iran mined the strait haphazardly, U.S. officials said.

➡️ The officials say it is unclear whether Iran accurately tracked the location of every mine it deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, and even when positions were recorded, some mines may have drifted or shifted over time.