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Iran Claims Missile Programme at Full Capacity, Warns Against US Military Action

Iran's foreign minister says the country's missile programme is running at full capacity, a declaration timed to new US sanctions on Chinese suppliers and a White House weighing whether to pull the military trigger.

Adrian Kowalczyk · Monexus Geopolitics desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·8 May 2026

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Sources

IRNA English (Telegram): Memorial held for Martyr Ali Larijani (2026-05-09, 07:20 UTC)
Press TV (Telegram): US imposes sanctions on Chinese firms over alleged aid to Iran's defense sector (2026-05-09, 07:56 UTC)
Tasnim News English (Telegram): New US sanctions against China on the eve of Trump's visit (2026-05-09, 05:26 UTC)
Tasnim News English (Telegram): Sanders: The illegal war against Iran must end now (2026-05-09, 04:49 UTC)
Wall Street Journal via WFWitness (Telegram): Stranded seafarers and vessels near the Strait of Hormuz (2026-05-09, 03:07 UTC)
CNN via WFWitness (Telegram): US intelligence assessment on Mojtaba Khamenei (2026-05-09, 03:55 UTC)
Fars News (Telegram): Trump on the "Freedom Plus Project" in the Strait of Hormuz (2026-05-09, 03:07 UTC)
Mehr News (Telegram): On Mojtaba Khamenei's health and foreign media claims (2026-05-09, 03:29 UTC)

Desk note: This article leads with what the Iranian government actually said and when, then layers in the sanctions record, the maritime disruption, and the American domestic pushback. The wire services framed this as an American pressure story; Monexus framed it as a contested narrative in which Iran's stated missile posture and the US sanctions track are read against each other.