degrade

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For weeks, the US and Israel have insisted that Iran's military capacity has been severely degraded.

From BBC

The targeting clearly shows a strategy to degrade the regime’s apparatus of repression, but risks harming the very prisoners it is intended to empower, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also justify his choice to continue the campaign, degrading Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure and thereby its ability to support proxies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gabbard also told lawmakers Iran's government remains "intact but largely degraded" after sustained strikes, underscoring a more measured assessment than some of the administration's public rhetoric.

From Barron's

In Washington, US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard told Congress the Iranian government remained "intact but largely degraded", while also acknowledging Tehran had not resumed nuclear enrichment.

From Barron's