Iranian state TV releases video of official in underground missile production facility – report

Iranian state television recently broadcast footage of Ali Abdollahi, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, inspecting an underground ballistic missile production facility. Abdollahi stated that Iran's production has "increased significantly in the past year," with state media also reporting a threefold increase in suicide drone production since the war began. This rapid reconstruction has reportedly surprised Israeli defense officials, who had initially believed that the early 2026 war had set back Iran's military-industrial complex by years. Four months after the war concluded in April, the IDF is now observing a unexpectedly swift recovery across multiple sectors, including ballistic missile capabilities.