The Pentagon has been sparing in its accounting of what Iranian missiles have accomplished. The reporting around the strike on Jordan suggests the losses are larger than the official picture, and that Iran’s missile forces have grown harder to stop.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Iranian attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, where two and potentially three American service members were killed, also hit manned and unmanned aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter. Iran has adapted to U.S. defenses, firing missiles that travel at extremely high speeds and can maneuver as they streak toward the earth, unnamed U.S. officials told the Journal. Iran’s ability to hit sensitive targets also has raised concerns that the regime is getting targeting help from China or Russia, the officials said.
