Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsA Washington Post report revealed that the U.S. military fired over 200 high-altitude THAAD interceptors in defense of Israel, roughly half of the Pentagon's total stockpileShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz05:33 PM • May 22 2026 IDTThe United States fired some 300 interceptors to help defend Israel against Iranian ballistic missiles during the war with Iran, compared to about 190 launched by Israel itself, according to a report at the Washington Post. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Middle EastNuclear weaponsIranIsrael - U.S.Donald TrumpStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesGaza FlotillaTrump-IranIsrael ElectionsU.S. MidtermsNakba DayShavuotHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAt Least 10 Killed in Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, Health Ministry Says'We Were Like Animals': Gaza Flotilla Activists Detail Arrest by IsraelReport: Draft U.S. and Iran Cease-fire Deal Excludes Nuclear IssueNYT, Kristoff Defend Column on Sexual Assault of Palestinians by IsraelisWhy Zionist Radicals Yearned to Be Hanged by the BritishRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`