Israel toasts hit on Iran missile site, Tehran says its output not affected

DUBAI: Iran's missile production has not been disrupted following Israeli air strikes last week, defence minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said Wednesday. Israel's defence minister Yoav Gallant had Monday congratulated Israeli pilots for damaging Iran's production capabilities in strikes meant to respond to Iran's Oct 1 missile barrage.

New satellite photographs had suggested the Israeli military's attack struck sensitive military sites, including a major missile production facility.

"The enemy has sought to hurt our defensive and offensive systems but was not very successful as we had made arrangements and were in the know," Nasirzadeh said. "The (production) knowledge is indigenous, so there is no disruption in the manufacturing process of missiles," he added. The minister also reportedly said the country was still able "to carry a dozen more missile barrages" against Israel.