Bloomberg: Iran preserved strike capability despite U.S.-Israeli attacks

Iran was able to cushion the impact of U.S. and Israeli strikes through advance military planning, Bloomberg reported.

According to the report, despite serious damage to infrastructure and the loss of senior commanders, Iran preserved its missile and drone capabilities as well as its ability to retaliate.

Bloomberg said Iran had заранее developed a command-replacement system and decentralized decision-making under a so-called “mosaic strategy,” helping it avoid paralysis after the strikes. The dispersal of weapons stockpiles and the mobility of launchers also made them harder to destroy.

Western assessments cited by the agency said Iran still retains significant missile stockpiles and thousands of drones, and that the United States would have needed weeks of additional strikes to try to destroy them fully, with no guarantee of success.