Tehran may now try sourcing mixers and propellant chemicals abroad, but sanctions have tightened, and replacement timelines are long.
Fresh satellite images show Iran rebuilding missile-production sites wrecked in the 12-day war—including the Shahroud complex tied to the IRGC’s solid-fuel program and additional facilities around Parchin.
Analysts who reviewed Planet Labs imagery say construction is active but uneven across the sites.
Here’s the choke point: the planetary mixers—the giant industrial blenders that homogenize solid rocket fuel—were a prime target and remain absent, crippling mass production even as buildings go back up.
That’s why the strikes mattered: take out the mixers, and you stall the missile pipeline.
AP’s assessment notes Tehran may now try sourcing mixers and propellant chemicals abroad, but sanctions have tightened, and replacement timelines are long.
Meanwhile, earlier imagery documented how Shahroud’s propellant-casting infrastructure was hit hard—evidence the campaign went after Iran’s missile industry at its core, not just launchers.
