Has Israel Really Wiped Out 40% of Iran’s Missiles?

Iran’s retaliatory attacks against Israel have significantly reduced over the last two days, according to experts.

This comes after Israel carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Iran’s missile silos and launching sites.

After firing more than 200 rockets in six waves on Friday and Saturday, Iran only managed two smaller waves the following day. Each wave consists of around three dozen missiles, said the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank.

On Monday, about 40 more missiles were fired, with the number dropping by half on Tuesday.

The Israeli military said it has successfully weakened Iran’s ability to launch further attacks. Furthermore, they are showing video footage of damaged Iranian missile sites since airstrikes began Friday.

According to ISW, Tehran had initially planned to launch 1,000 ballistic missiles in response to Israel’s preemptive strike on Friday.

However, that plan did not go through because Israel damaged many of the launchers and silos Iran needed.

ISW stated, “Iran has used significantly fewer munitions in its response to Israel than originally planned because the IDF destroyed and damaged missile launchers and silos that Iran planned to use to retaliate against Israel.”

Before the current conflict, US and Israeli officials believed Iran had about 2,000 missiles, though not all had the range to hit Israel.

That number is believed to have dropped significantly after Israel’s repeated strikes.

IDF Continues to Strike Iranian Missile Facilities

A drone video shared by Reuters showed damage to residential buildings in Tel Aviv caused by earlier Iranian attacks.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) estimated that about 40% of Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities have been destroyed since Friday.

The Israel Air Force also reported that over 70 Iranian air defence missile batteries have been taken out. The attack reportedly weakened Iran’s defence of its military infrastructure.

The Israeli military has stated it will continue to “hunt down” Iran’s missile silos and launchers. Videos of these successful operations are being regularly shared on IDF’s official social media platforms.

With Iran’s attacks now being smaller in scale, Israel’s Home Front Command has stopped issuing pre-launch alerts, giving citizens more time to seek shelter during any future missile strikes.