U.S. intelligence leaks are blowing a hole in Donald Trump’s triumphal narrative about the Iran war. Despite boasts that Operation Epic Fury had “decimated” Iran’s military and left its missile forces “scattered,” secret assessments reportedly show Tehran’s missile network is largely back online. According to these reports, Iran has regained access to most of its missile bases and underground sites, including 30 of 33 launch positions along the Strait of Hormuz that still threaten U.S. warships and vital oil tankers. Analysts say Iran retains nearly 70% of its mobile launchers and missile stockpile, with both regional ballistic missiles and shorter‑range cruise missiles surviving the strikes. At the same time, Washington faces a growing dilemma: U.S. munitions stockpiles are shrinking after intensive use of Tomahawks, Patriots and other high‑end weapons, and rebuilding those arsenals could take years. With the Pentagon’s own estimates putting the Iran war cost near 30 billion dollars, reportedly fully disabling only three major missile sites near Hormuz, questions are mounting over whether Operation Epic Fury was a strategic success or an expensive illusion.