WASHINGTON, June 17: Shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a host of objectives, from destroying Iran's ballistic missile capabilities to ensuring Tehran can never have a nuclear weapon.
More than three months later, with a preliminary peace deal in place, what has Trump achieved?
Before the war, Iran held the largest ballistic stockpile in the Middle East, with between 2,500 and 6,000 missiles of different types. Some were capable of reaching Israel, with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles), and some carried cluster munition warheads that are harder to defend against.
Iran is also a major manufacturer of long-range drones - in particular, the one-way Shahed drone that has been used by Russia against Ukraine, as well as by Tehran.
Roughly one month into the war, U.S. sources told Reuters that one-third of that arsenal was destroyed, with another third likely damaged, destroyed or buried.
U.S. Admiral Brad Cooper told Congress on May 14 that Iran's ability to build and stockpile missiles and long-range drones had been set back by years. He said more than 1,500 missiles and 6,000 drones had been intercepted by the U.S. and its allies during the conflict.
It is unclear how many missiles Iran has left, but the country still has the ability to reach U.S. allies - most recently on June 6, when it launched salvos at Kuwait and Bahrain, and June 7, when it fired missiles at Israel. Those countries said the attacks did no significant damage.�"REUTERS
