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How big a threat is Iran's military now? | Global News Podcast
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9:11Now PlayingThe US and Iran have traded strikes, as negotiations to extend their ceasefire drag on without a resolution. On Monday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an air base used by US forces. It also threatened to open "new fronts" in the conflict, and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, in response to Israel's offensive in Lebanon.
So how great a threat does Iran's military pose to the US and its allies, after more than three months of war?
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Iran's forces have been "decimated". But new analysis by the BBC has found that Iran has damaged at least 20 US military sites across the Middle East since the start of the war - suggesting the attacks are more extensive than publicly acknowledged. Using cheap drones, Iran has targeted American military equipment worth millions of dollars including THAAD batteries.
Iranian forces have also reportedly reopened several missile sites damaged early in the conflict.
We ask Merlyn Thomas from BBC Verify and Parham Ghobadi from BBC Persian about Iran's military capacity and what it means for the chances of a deal between Washington and Tehran.
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