US and Israel 'burning through' Tomahawk and interceptor missiles in Iran

The US and Israel are "burning through" their supply of Tomahawk and interceptor missiles in their war on Iran, alarming some in the Pentagon.

According to officials speaking to the Washington Post, the US has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of its war with Iran.

Only a few hundred of the cruise missiles are manufactured each year and while the Pentagon does not publicly disclose its numbers, one official told the news outlet the number of Tomahawks left in the Middle East is “alarmingly low”.

Tomahawks can travel more than 1,000 miles, which allows the US military to hit targets in Iran without sending pilots into a hostile airspace.

However, the shrinking supply of Tomahawks is likely to increase speculation about a proposed ground operation into Iran, after the air campaign and killing of senior leaders failed to dislodge the Islamic Republic.

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An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner firing a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, from an undisclosed location on 1 March 2026 (US Navy/AFP)
An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner firing a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, from an undisclosed location on 1 March 2026 (US Navy/AFP)

 

This article was sourced from Middle East Eye.

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