Jacob JudahJul 28, 2026 – 3.58pmSoon after the US launched its joint attack with Israel on Iran in late February, defence secretary Pete Hegseth declared that among its aims were to “destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production”.Yet five months later and after hundreds of US attacks, Iran has been able to sustain the effectiveness of its missile force, continuing to launch apparently precise strikes on targets across the region.Financial TimesSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Why Iranian missiles are still hitting US targets five months on
Iranian engineers appear to be quickly replenishing and regenerating capacity by digging out buried bases, as the US runs down its stock of interceptors.
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