Washington, June 6 -- US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran's missile capabilities have been severely degraded, saying Tehran now possesses only a fraction of the arsenal it had before recent hostilities.

In an interview with NBC News' Meet the Press, Trump asserted that the United States had "totally destroyed" the Iranian military apparatus. He estimated that the country retains only a limited portion of its ballistic stockpile.

"I would say, percentage-wise, maybe 21, 22 per cent of their missiles," Trump noted in remarks circulated online.

The US President further commented, "It's a lot of missiles, but it's not what it was when we first attacked."

However, Trump's perspective stands in stark contrast to data reportedly ...