Iran's missile production has not been interrupted since Israeli airstrikes against the Islamic Republic on October 26, Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said, quoted by "Reuters".
On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant congratulated Israeli pilots for damaging Iran's manufacturing capabilities in airstrikes designed to respond to Iran's October 1 missile attack on Israel.
"Their supplies are already limited and this affects their calculations. Their offensive and defensive capabilities are weakened," Gallant said.
Two American researchers told "Reuters" last week that Israeli airstrikes hit buildings that Iran used to mix solid propellant for ballistic missiles and that it "may have significantly hampered Iran's ability to mass-produce missiles.
"The enemy tried to hurt both our defensive and offensive systems, but it was not very successful because we were prepared," Iran's defense minister said on Wednesday.
"The manufacturing know-how is local so there is no disruption to the missile production process," Nasirzadeh said, also hinting that the defense system may have been damaged in the attack as he said it had been "replaced the next day".
Iranian state media also reported on Tuesday that Nasirzadeh said the country was still capable of "launching at least ten more missile strikes" against Israel, similar to those of October 1 and April 13.