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How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict

How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict US Navy via Getty Images US sailors prepare to stage ordnance on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln US Navy via Getty Images US President Donald Trump claims his country has a "virtually unlimited supply" of key weapons. Iran's defence ministry says it has "the capacity to resist the enemy" for longer than the US had planned. Weapons stocks and supplies alone will not decide the outcome of this conflict – Ukraine has long been outnumbered and outgunned by Russia – but it's certainly a significant factor. The tempo of operations has been high from the the start. Both sides will already be using up weapons faster than they can be produced. The Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) estimates that the US and Israel have already carried out more than 2,000 strikes, each involving multiple munitions. The INSS says Iran has already launched 571 missiles and 1,391 drones. Many will have been intercepted. For both sides, this level of combat will become harder to sustain the longer the war drags on. Follow updates on Iran strikes Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last? US sub sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean, Hegseth says Iran Western officials say they have already seen a decrease in the number of missiles Iran is firing – down from hundreds in the first day of the war to dozens now. Before the war, it was estimated that Iran had a stockpile of more than 2,000 short-range ballistic missiles. No military publishes precise numbers on how many weapons they have at their disposal, as such figures remain classified to keep adversaries in the dark. America's top commander, Gen Dan Caine, said on Wednesday that Iran's ballistic missile launches were down 86% from the first day of the fighting on Saturday. US Central Command (Centcom) says there's been a 23% decrease in just the last 24 hours. Iran was believed to have mass-produced tens of thousands of its Shahed one-way attack drones before the war. It's exported the technology to Russia – which has been using their version of the Shahed to devastating effect in Ukraine. Even the US has copied the design. But Caine said Iran's drone launches had dropped by 73% since the first day of the conflict. Iran appears to be struggling to maintain a high tempo of operations. I do not own anything. All credits go to the right owners. No copyright intended mlisanews #latestnews #news #usanews #viralnews #newsupdate #btskdrama #bts #btsnews #btsarmy #pakistaniarmy #army rm jin jimin jhope suga jungkook