A new Reuters report states that the US military expended nearly all of its precision-guided long-range missiles, specifically the ATACMS and PrSM types, during the war in Iran. The report provides the clearest confirmation to date of the scale of munitions consumption in the US-Iran campaign.
The Zioneer reported at 13:55 that Reuters had disclosed the near-total expenditure of US precision missiles. The current Reuters report explicitly states that the US military used 'almost all' of its ATACMS and PrSM missiles during the Iran war. These are the primary long-range precision strike weapons in the US arsenal, and their depletion has significant implications for US military readiness in the region.
The disclosure comes amid the aftermath of the US-Iran direct confrontation, which saw sustained strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, including the use of Tomahawk cruise missiles and B-1 bombers, as reported by The Zioneer in June and July.
What remains unclear is the exact number of missiles expended and whether the US has made arrangements to replenish its stockpiles.
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