missile

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Many of its navy ships were sunk and its large missile and drone arsenal was degraded though not fully destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East expert at London-based think-tank Chatham House, said that Iran's ballistic missile capabilities had undoubtedly been diminished compared to before the war, but its clerical leadership remained intact.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But there were no reports of missile launches from Lebanon to Israel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

She said the war was a "hard" sell to the Israeli public because there had been no regime change in Iran, the Iranians still had enriched uranium, and the Iranian missile threat remained.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But before he’d even finished, Miel had flipped up into the sky, grabbing one missile in his beak and spinning around to kick the other out of the air with his claws.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness