BREAKING: Iran Launches Over 40 Missiles in 17th Wave of Attacks Targeting U.S. and Israeli Positions – story-veterans.com

U.S. military bases in the region

Strategic infrastructure linked to Western forces

Although full details about the impact of the strikes are still emerging, regional defense systems were activated immediately.

Missile defense systems such as Iron Dome, Patriot batteries, and THAAD systems were deployed to intercept incoming projectiles.

Early assessments suggest that many of the missiles were intercepted, although some reportedly struck areas near military targets.

A War of Missiles and Drones
Since the beginning of the war, Iran has relied heavily on ballistic missiles and drone attacks as its primary tools of retaliation.

Analysts say Iran views these weapons as a strategic equalizer against technologically superior adversaries.

In the first days of the conflict alone, Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones toward Israel and nearby Gulf states.

According to defense analysts, more than 1,000 missiles and over 2,200 drones have been used during the conflict so far.

Despite the intensity of the early barrages, the pace of attacks has slowed somewhat in recent days.