About half of Iran's stockpile of ballistic missiles and its associated launch systems were still intact as of the start of the ceasefire in early April, officials said.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps effectively has assumed control over key state functions and blocked presidential appointments, according to an Iran International report.

Iranian hard-liners rallied late Tuesday night as possible talks in Islamabad with the United States broke down, with members of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard apparently bringing ballistic missiles to events in Tehran.

U.S. intelligence is at odds with public declarations by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said the Iranian Air Force was “wiped out” and the Navy is “at the bottom of the sea.

Iranian hardliners rallied in Tehran as talks with the US broke down, with members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards apparently parading ballistic missiles

Trump says the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain and attacks will resume if no agreement is reached with Iran.

The war with Iran has led the U.S. military looking to increase its spending for next year to billions on drones, air defense systems and fighter jets.

A gravely injured Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a chilling message on Saturday amidst an uneasy truce with Israel, threatening that “Iran’s navy is ready to inflict new bitter defeats on enemies.

Photos and videos from the protest, which resulted in 66 arrests, have spread widely across social media — amplified by others who share a similar frustration and unease about the country's military action.

A fragile truce in Lebanon has been extended by three weeks after Israeli and Lebanese representatives met at the White House. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is among the key sticking points in US-Iran peace efforts.