Netanyahu Admitted Iran's Missiles Are 'Immune' — 3 Cities Israel Can Never Destroy

Описание: On March 12th, Benjamin Netanyahu held his first press conference since the war began. Buried in his answers was one word that exposes Israel's entire problem: "immune." He told reporters Iran had been burying missiles deep underground and if Israel hadn't acted, those weapons "would have become immune to any attack." That admission reveals what Netanyahu won't say publicly: Iran's underground missile cities are already immune. Israel cannot reach them. America cannot reach them. And the missiles launching from these facilities will keep launching no matter how many surface targets get destroyed.
Iran operates three massive underground missile cities built to survive bunker buster bombs. The first is in the Alborz Mountains northwest of Tehran, built 150-200 meters below the surface with capacity for 300-400 missiles. The second is in the Zagros Mountains in western Iran, 180-220 meters deep, housing 350-450 missiles with living quarters for 2,500 personnel. The third is in eastern Iran's Semnan province, 200+ meters deep, storing 200-350 missiles including Iran's most advanced systems. Total: 850-1,200 missiles buried beyond reach.
The physics proves Netanyahu's admission. America's most powerful bunker buster, the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, penetrates 60 meters maximum. Israel's GBU-28 penetrates 30 meters. Iran's facilities are 150-220 meters deep. Even nuclear weapons cannot penetrate 200 meters of solid rock to reach the missiles. The gap between 60 meters and 200 meters is why Iran launched six salvos on March 12th alone—Day 13 of a war that was supposed to cripple their missile capability in 72 hours.
Week 1, Israel claimed it destroyed 300 Iranian missile launchers and wiped out 70% of launch capability. Those were surface-based mobile launchers. The real threat—850-1,200 missiles stored underground—remains untouched. This is why launch rates never dropped. Day 1: multiple salvos. Day 7: multiple salvos. Day 13: six salvos. The underground facilities are operating at full capacity because Israel cannot reach them.
Netanyahu cannot admit publicly that the war cannot achieve its objective. So he uses "immune" in a sentence about what would have happened if Israel waited. But the subtext is clear: those facilities are already immune, the missiles are already beyond reach, and $11 billion spent in Week 1 accomplished far less than advertised. He also admitted he cannot guarantee regime change without Iranians rising up themselves. The military campaign cannot destroy the underground facilities. It cannot guarantee regime change. So what is it accomplishing?

SOURCES: Netanyahu press conference March 12 2026, IDF operational reports, U.S. Central Command assessments, GBU-57/GBU-28 technical specifications, Iranian state media facility disclosures, Western intelligence depth estimates.

Disclaimer: Analysis based on official statements, technical specifications, and intelligence assessments for educational purposes.