The Commander of the Quds Force at the Diplomacy and Resistance Conference

Furthermore, the conventional military balance is under immense strain as Iran works feverishly to reconstitute its missile and drone programs. Despite the significant damage inflicted on facilities like Parchin and Shahroud, the Iranian defense apparatus has shown remarkable resilience, utilizing "gray-zone" economies and shadow supply chains to import critical components like planetary mixers for solid-fuel production. Israeli intelligence is monitoring these rebuilding efforts with growing alarm, fearing that Iran is attempting to reach a production capacity of hundreds of missiles per month. The anxiety in Jerusalem is palpable, as the Israeli government weighs the risk of allowing Iran to re-arm against the cost of launching a new offensive to disrupt the supply chain once again.