Women walk past a ballistic missile launcher in Tehran on Feb. 11, 2026, during a gathering marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (Credit: AFP)
Iranian firepower is losing momentum. Since the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States on Feb. 28, Iran has responded by firing more than 500 ballistic missiles and 2,000 drones, according to a Pentagon-issued statement on March 5, but the pace now seems to be slowing. In the first six days of the conflict, at least six waves of missile attacks were launched daily – with a peak of eight between March 4 and 5 – before dropping to five by the following day. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) stated on Thursday that Iranian missile launches had dropped by 90 percent and drone launches by 84 percent in five days, raising doubts about Iran’s long-term capabilities.But one question remains: is this decline linked to the destruction jointly carried out by Tel Aviv and Washington, or is it part of an Iranian strategy aimed at...
Iranian firepower is losing momentum. Since the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States on Feb. 28, Iran has responded by firing more than 500 ballistic missiles and 2,000 drones, according to a Pentagon-issued statement on March 5, but the pace now seems to be slowing. In the first six days of the conflict, at least six waves of missile attacks were launched daily – with a peak of eight between March 4 and 5 – before dropping to five by the following day. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) stated on Thursday that Iranian missile launches had dropped by 90 percent and drone launches by 84 percent in five days, raising doubts about Iran’s long-term capabilities.But one question remains: is this decline linked to the destruction jointly carried out by Tel Aviv and Washington, or is it part of an Iranian strategy aimed...
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