Iran Acting DefMin Claims Weapons Output Rising Despite Strike Damage Reports
🏭 TEHRAN — Tehran's damage narrative just contradicted itself at ministerial level. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iranian media published 80% destruction figures hours ago — now the acting defense minister claims manufacturing is "more active than ever." One message is for Oman; the other is for the IRGC. The contradiction is deliberate: signal vulnerability to get a deal, signal resilience to hold the military's loyalty. Thursday's audience is both.
