Tehran, Sept. 24 -- Satellite images show that Iran is back on course for rebuilding its missile production facilities destroyed during its 12-day war with Israel in June, though analysts say the programme remains crippled by the absence of a crucial component: the planetary mixers used to manufacture solid fuel, reports Times of Israel.
These large machines, with blades rotating around a central axis like orbiting planets, provide the uniform mixture necessary for solid propellants, and as such are essential for Tehran's mission to rebuild its missile capabilities, which can't happen without the mixers.
For Tehran, restoring its missile capability is urgent, particularly as the war in June decimated its air defence systems, damaged milit...