“We’ve wiped every single force in Iran out, very completely,” declared US president Donald Trump at a press conference this week. He also claimed there had been a “90 per cent decline” and “83 per cent drop” in Iranian missile and drone “launchers”. So, has the US misjudged Iran’s firepower? “The drone force is Iran’s basic strategy to apply strategic pressure on its opponents,” Heras says. Complementing these continued kinetic drone and missile firings, Iran is actively engaging in information, intelligence, and psychological warfare.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2026 13:04 UTC