[Salon] War On Iran: – U.S.’ Missile Defense Stock Is Severely Depleted

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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:01:06 -0400

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War On Iran: – U.S.’ Missile Defense Stock Is Severely Depleted – Moon of Alabama

July 29, 2026

War On Iran: – U.S.’ Missile Defense Stock Is Severely Depleted

These numbers by CSIS, which show what is left in the stockpile of U.S. air-defense missiles, explain Iran’s current strategy.

biggerLast night Iran fired some 6 older liquid-fuel missiles against U.S. positions in Jordan. The strike was probably a reply to U.S. and Saudi strikes on Iran friendly forces in Iraq.

It was reported that the U.S. expended at least 10 Patriot missiles to take down some of the incoming Iranian ones.

Patriot missiles are down to some 800. Of the longer range THAAD, useless against drones, there are some 250 left to fire.

Another few dozen days of intense fire exchange will leave all U.S. bases in the Middle East unprotected.

After the strike U.S. President Trump pledged revenge:

President Trump was cited by Fox News as saying the U.S. would hit Iran hard in response to the attack. “They’re going to get a beating,” chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst early Wednesday quoted Trump as telling him.

Trump doesn’t learn.

Iran will respond to any attack and the U.S. situation will worsen.

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