Israel Seeks to Topple Third Domino as US Assaults Non-Proliferation
Ironic since it is (along with Russia) its chief beneficiary Marko Marjanović Jun 21, 2025 Share Interception outside the atmosphere Iran is firing missiles at Israel from its bases in the east of the country, but i ts missile bases in the west have been suppressed. Either because IDF strikes have damaged access points or because its aircraft are in the vicinity, firing at launchers when they pop out. This means that until Iranian air defense network recovers, or Israel can no longer maintain the same tempo of sorties, some one-half of Iran's missile stocks are not available to it. This is t he main reason Iran's initial retaliation has been underwhelming relative to expectations. While reports that Iran had the capability to a salvo of 1,000 missiles on the first day are probably too grand, over 500 would have been possible, and Israel forecast up to 4,000 dead on the first day . Instead, Iran mustered a maximum barrage of just 190 launches — fewer than the salv...
