{"id":2611333,"date":"2026-06-05T23:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T03:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iran-maintains-21-22-of-its-missiles\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T23:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T03:25:52","slug":"trump-says-iran-maintains-21-22-of-its-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iran-maintains-21-22-of-its-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran maintains \u201821-22%\u2019 of its missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-iran-maintains-21-22-of-its-missiles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611333&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trump said Iran still retains roughly **21-22% of its missile force**, even after U.S.-Israel strikes reduced much of its **drone factories, missile launch pads, and missile manufacturing areas**. He described the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pics-zelensky-tours-site-of-alleged-russian-war-crimes-near-kyiv\/\" title=\"PICS: Zelensky Tours Site of Alleged Russian War Crimes Near Kyiv\">ongoing peace talks<\/a> as slow because Iran has not accepted U.S. terms, arguing the regime is struggling to adjust to being \u201cvirtually decapitated\u201d across multiple fronts.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also said the negotiations aim to eliminate Iran\u2019s **military strike capacity and nuclear program**. The comments came as the U.S. continued to respond to Iranian actions, including **CENTCOM intercepting drones** near the **Strait of Hormuz** and later reporting interceptions of missiles headed toward **Kuwait and Bahrain**, amid a fragile ceasefire.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> estimates Iran has retained about one-fifth of its missiles as he gave an assessment on where the country\u2019s military stands as peace talks continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMost of the drone factories have been knocked out, most of the launching pads have been knocked out, and most of the missile manufacturing areas have been knocked out. But they still have capacity. They have some missiles, they have some drones. I would say percentage-wise, maybe 21-22% of their missiles,\u201d Trump said in a clip of his interview on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/exclusive-trump-says-iran-hasn-t-made-a-deal-because-they-re-strong-and-proud-264654917516\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/exclusive-trump-says-iran-hasn-t-made-a-deal-because-they-re-strong-and-proud-264654917516\">NBC\u2019s <em>Meet the Press<\/em><\/a>, set to air Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597687\/trump-iran-missile-capacity-nbc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Iran maintains \u201821-22%\u2019 of its missiles<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597682\/susie-wiles-friday-fiction-white-house-exit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018See you Monday\u2019: Susie Wiles dismisses \u2018Friday fiction\u2019 she is eyeing White House exit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4596793\/butler-secret-service-weaknesses-threats-lessons-learned\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Butler exposed the Secret Service\u2019s weaknesses, but new threats test whether lessons have been learned<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump told the program that the ballpark figure was \u201ca lot of missiles, but it\u2019s not what it was when we first attacked.\u201d After first striking in late February, the United States and Israel have been in a delicate ceasefire with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> since April 8 as the countries\u2019 delegations negotiate for a more permanent peace deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump discussed the peace negotiation process with the outlet, saying he thinks the Iranian regime has not agreed to the U.S.\u2019s terms yet because \u201cthey can\u2019t believe they\u2019re in the situation where they\u2019ve been virtually decapitated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re strong, they\u2019re proud, there are things they never thought they\u2019d be doing that they\u2019re going to have to do. They\u2019ve got no choice, and it takes a little while,\u201d Trump said. \u201cYou\u2019re talking about 47 years of getting away with whatever they wanted. I mean, we should, this should have been done long ago. This should have been done by other presidents or other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has said that eradicating the Iranian military\u2019s strike capacity and nuclear program is a main priority of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">peace negotiations<\/a> and what prompted the military expedition to begin with. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The portion of the pre-recorded interview aired Friday evening, as news broke that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/u-s-central-command\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4470\">U.S. Central Command<\/a> shot down several Iranian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4597589\/us-downs-iranian-drones-strait-of-hormuz\/\">drones headed toward the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>. CENTCOM said the four Iranian attack drones \u201cposed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic\u201d in the crucial oil-shipping waterway; a central goal of the Trump administration\u2019s peace aims has been securing the strait. Hours later, CENTCOM announced it had intercepted several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-u-s-f-35s-attack-subs-could-destroy-a-chinese-amphibious-attack\/\" title=\"How U.S. F...35s &amp; Attack Subs Could Destroy a Chinese Amphibious Attack\">ballistic missiles headed<\/a> for Kuwait and Bahrain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4595849\/trump-iran-war-restart-red-line-troops\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4595849\">TRUMP SAYS IRAN WAR WILL RESTART IF TEHRAN KILLS MORE US TROOPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Friday scuffle occurred at the end of a tenuous week in the U.S.-Iranian ceasefire agreement, as the U.S. shot down Iranian strikes <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4592316\/us-self-defense-strikes-iran-qeshm-island\/\">headed toward Kuwait and Bahrain<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House also formally voted to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4576195\/house-clears-resolution-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers\/\">invoke the War Powers Act<\/a> on Wednesday, with four Republicans joining Democrats to pass the resolution to flex congressional power over the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Iran retains ~21-22% of missiles amid talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2611334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26156703206689-e1780692564623.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3823,32726,7443,45023,3634],"class_list":["post-2611333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran","tag-middle-east","tag-missiles","tag-nuclear-program","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26156703206689-e1780692564623.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611333"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611337,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611333\/revisions\/2611337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}