Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
On the opening day of the war, Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles in massive salvos aimed at overwhelming U.S. and Israeli air defenses.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
Most of the ballistic missiles fired on the opening day were intercepted.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence80%
Since February 28, Iran has launched about several dozen short- and long-range missiles per day on average.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence80%
Iran's missile hit rate has increased since February 28.
Kelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center
Relevance: supporting · Type: quote
Confidence95%
"US and Israeli strikes have clearly caused significant damage to Iran's launcher infrastructure."
Kelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center
Relevance: supporting · Type: quote
Confidence95%
"But Iran also seems to have also made a deliberate choice to change strategies."
Kelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center
Relevance: supporting · Type: quote
Confidence95%
"Over time, Iran has shifted toward smaller, more precisely targeted salvos aimed at specific high-value targets."
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence80%
Iran's missile targets include U.S. military installations and radar systems in the Middle East, oil and gas infrastructure of Arab allies in the Persian Gulf, and industrial and energy sites in Israel.
Relevance: supporting · Type: action
Confidence90%
The United States and Israel have conducted airstrikes against Iran's above-ground missile launchers, stockpiles, and underground missile storage factories.
Donald Trump, President of the United States
Relevance: supporting · Type: action
Confidence80%
On March 26, President Donald Trump said that Iran had very few rockets left.
Relevance: supporting · Type: event
Confidence80%
Since the beginning of the war, Iran's missile launches have dropped by 90 percent.
Relevance: supporting · Type: event
Confidence70%
At least 70 percent of Iran's missile launchers and stockpiles have been destroyed since the start of the war, according to the government of Israel.
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence80%
Air raid sirens occur daily across the Middle East.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence80%
Iran fires on average 20 to 30 ballistic missiles per day.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence80%
Iran continues to launch scores of drones each day.
Relevance: supporting · Type: event
Confidence80%
Iran is increasingly using mobile missile launchers.
Relevance: supporting · Type: event
Confidence80%
The United States can determine with certainty that it has destroyed about one-third of Iran's stockpile of missiles.
Dr. Farzan Sabet, Iran expert at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Relevance: supporting · Type: quote
Confidence95%
"It's likely that the Trump administration and Israel have overstated how much they have degraded Iran's ballistic missile and drone capabilities."
Dr. Farzan Sabet, Iran expert at the Geneva Graduate Institute
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Confidence95%
"The US and Israel may have also underestimated Iran's missile stockpile and launcher capacity."
Dr. Farzan Sabet, Iran expert at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Relevance: supporting · Type: quote
Confidence95%
"In other instances, the US or Israel are striking the entrances of Iranian underground ‘missile cities,’ technically disabling them."
Dr. Farzan Sabet, Iran expert at the Geneva Graduate Institute
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Confidence95%
"But we know the Iranian military has been training on how to quickly re-open entrances of missile cities, allowing them to ‘restore’ what has been counted as lost missile stockpiles and launcher capacity."
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence80%
Estimates of the number of Iran's short-range ballistic missiles range from 2,000 to 8,000.
Relevance: supporting · Type: action
Confidence80%
The United States and its Arab allies have used high-end missile interceptors to block Iranian missile barrages.
Relevance: supporting · Type: action
Confidence90%
The U.S. military has fired over 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles during the war.
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence80%
Tomahawk cruise missiles are produced at a rate of only a few hundred per year, raising supply concerns.
Relevance: supporting · Type: action
Confidence90%
Iran has struck radars and sensors that form the integrated air defense network shared by the United States, Israel, and Persian Gulf allies.
Relevance: supporting · Type: action
Confidence80%
Iran has become selective about the timing, location, and targets of its missile launches, conserving its remaining arsenal for high-value targets.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
On March 27, an Iranian missile and drone strike hit Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
The strike on Prince Sultan Air Base wounded at least 12 American troops.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
The strike on Prince Sultan Air Base heavily damaged at least two KC-135 aerial refueling planes.
Kelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center
Relevance: supporting · Type: quote
Confidence95%
"By concentrating its drones and missiles against large, fixed infrastructure, such as refineries, airports, and power facilities, even an Iranian near miss can cause significant damage."
Kelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center
Relevance: supporting · Type: quote
Confidence95%
"Each successive wave has also generated operational feedback that Iran is likely incorporating, learning which trajectories and timing windows offer the best odds of penetration."
Donald Trump, President of the United States
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence80%
President Trump said talks to end the war were making progress.
Donald Trump, President of the United States
Relevance: supporting · Type: action
Confidence80%
President Trump warned that if no deal is reached, he would order attacks on Iranian infrastructure targets.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence80%
An Iranian strike on a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia injured two dozen American troops.
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