US says it has destroyed Iran missile capacity: How is Iran still shooting?

"Joint attacks by the United States and Israel have severely reduced Iran's capacity to fire missiles and drones, experts say, but Iran retains enough capabilities to inflict significant damage. Iran's ballistic missile capacity is functionally destroyed. Their navy assessed combat ineffective. Complete and total aerial dominance over Iran, the White House said on Saturday."

"Indeed, the number of retaliatory missiles and drones that Iran has fired towards Gulf countries, Israel and other nations in the region has seen a steep decline since the start of the war. In the first 24 hours of the conflict, Iran had fired 167 missiles (ballistic and cruise) and 541 drones at the United Arab Emirates, for instance. By contrast, on day 15 of the conflict, it had shot four missiles and six drones."

"Last week, the Pentagon said missile launches were down 90 percent from the first day of fighting and drone attacks were down by 86 percent. Still, on Monday afternoon, Qatar announced it had intercepted the latest in a series of missiles fired from Iran towards the country. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain also issued alerts."

Joint US-Israeli military operations have substantially reduced Iran's ability to launch missiles and drones, with the Pentagon reporting 90% fewer missile launches and 86% fewer drone attacks compared to initial conflict days. Iran's ballistic missile capacity is functionally destroyed, its navy deemed combat ineffective, and drone manufacturing capacity decimated. Despite this degradation, Iran continues firing projectiles at regional targets including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Israel. Attack volumes have declined dramatically—from 167 ballistic and cruise missiles plus 541 drones in the first 24 hours to only four missiles and six drones by day 15. While significantly weakened, Iran maintains enough residual capability to inflict damage and sustain regional tensions.

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