00:20Is Iran getting ready to strike the United States?
00:24That's the question exploding across headlines after a shocking new claim from Tehran.
00:29Iran now says it still hasn't used a large portion of its missile arsenal,
00:34even after weeks of war with the US and Israel.
00:37So what does that actually mean?
00:39And should anyone be worried?
00:41A senior spokesperson from Iran's defence ministry, Brigadier General Reza Talayeh Nik,
00:47made the claim during rising tensions in early April 2026.
00:51His message was blunt.
00:53Iran still has a significant portion of its missile power untouched.
00:57This comes right after intense fighting between Iran, the US and Israel,
01:02where missiles, drones and air strikes were exchanged across multiple fronts.
01:07The conflict began in late February 2026,
01:10when the US and Israel launched large-scale strikes on Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure.
01:16Iran responded with waves of ballistic missiles and drones targeting Israeli territory and US regional bases.
01:23For weeks, the region was on edge, especially around critical choke points like the Strait of Hormuz.
01:30Then came a fragile ceasefire in April, but the tension never really disappeared.
01:35Now Iran is saying something surprising.
01:38Even during the war, it held back much of its missile arsenal.
01:42According to Iranian officials, large stockpiles were not deployed at all.
01:47They also claimed their forces maintained operational strength and even control over parts of the battlefield until the ceasefire.
01:55On paper, Iran's missile force is one of its biggest deterrents.
01:59Thousands of short, medium and long-range systems built over decades.
02:04By saying it still has unused capability, Tehran is sending a message.
02:09We were not fully fighting… yet.
02:11And that message is being interpreted in two very different ways.
02:15As a warning of escalation potential, or as strategic psychological signalling,
02:21Western and Israeli assessments paint a more damaging picture for Iran.
02:25They claim many missile sites were hit, launches destroyed, and production slowed significantly during the conflict.
02:32Some estimates suggest up to a third of Iran's missile stockpile was damaged or degraded.
02:37Still, even those reports admit something important.
02:40Iran was not disarmed.
02:43Here's the key reality check.
02:44There is no confirmed evidence Iran is preparing a direct attack on the US experts.
02:49Say these statements are part of deterrence messaging, meant to project strength after heavy fighting and ongoing negotiations.
02:56But in a region already tense, even messaging becomes part of the battlefield.
03:01So is Iran ready to bomb the US soon?
03:05Right now there's no proof of that.
03:06But what is clear is this.
03:08Iran is signalling that its military capacity is far from gone.
03:12And the balance of power in this fragile ceasefire is still very much in motion.
03:17And in situations like this, words themselves can be just as powerful as missiles.
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