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Published: Friday, May 22, 2026

US exhausts nearly half its THAAD stockpile shielding Israel from Iranian retaliation: Report Please enable JavaScript and refresh the page --> Subscribe for 1 year - Get 2 months FREE!! TRY IT NOW --> Home :: Military :: Library :: News :: 2026 :: May :: Military Menu Introduction Systems Facilities Agencies Industry Operations Countries Hot Documents News Reports Policy Budget Congress Links WMD Intelligence Homeland Security Space Public Eye --> Military US exhausts nearly half its THAAD stockpile shielding Israel from Iranian retaliation: Report In-Depth Coverage Iran Press TV Thursday, 21 May 2026 11:25 PM The United States has shouldered the vast majority of Israel’s missile defense during the war with Iran, firing far more advanced interceptors than the Israeli regime itself, accord

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US exhausts nearly half its THAAD stockpile shielding Israel from Iranian retaliation: Report Please enable JavaScript and refresh the page --> Subscribe for 1 year - Get 2 months FREE!! TRY IT NOW --> Home :: Military :: Library :: News :: 2026 :: May :: Military Menu Introduction Systems Facilities Agencies Industry Operations Countries Hot Documents News Reports Policy Budget Congress Links WMD Intelligence Homeland Security Space Public Eye --> Military US exhausts nearly half its THAAD stockpile shielding Israel from Iranian retaliation: Report In-Depth Coverage Iran Press TV Thursday, 21 May 2026 11:25 PM The United States has shouldered the vast majority of Israel’s missile defense during the war with Iran, firing far more advanced interceptors than the Israeli regime itself, according to Pentagon assessments. The disclosure reported by The Washington Post on Thursday revealed the true cost of America’s blind support for the Zionist occupation regime in the 40-day aggression against Iran. The report lays bare the heavy burden Washington has undertaken to prop up the fragile Israeli regime in the face of Iran’s decisive and powerful retaliatory strikes, exposing deep cracks in the so-called US-Israeli military partnership. Citing US War Department data, the report reveals that Washington deployed more than 200 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, nearly half of the Pentagon’s entire global stockpile, solely to defend Israeli targets. American naval vessels in the eastern Mediterranean also fired over 100 Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-6 interceptors. In sharp contrast, the Israeli regime used fewer than 100 Arrow interceptors and around 90 David’s Sling systems, with many directed against less advanced projectiles from Yemen and Lebanon rather than Iran’s sophisticated missiles. A senior US administration official admitted to the newspaper that in total, “the US shot around 120 more interceptors and engaged twice as many Iranian missiles” as Israel. The same official warned that any resumption of hostilities in the coming days would force Washington to expend even greater numbers of its precious interceptors, especially since the Israeli military has taken several of its own missile defense batteries offline for maintenance. “The imbalance will likely be exacerbated if fighting restarts,” the official stressed. The figures provide rare insight into the actual dynamics of the US-Israel alliance. As military analyst K.A. Grieco noted, the numbers are striking: “The US absorbed most of the missile defense mission while Israel conserved its own magazines.” Grieco added that even if the operational logic made sense for Tel Aviv, the US is now left with roughly 200 THAAD interceptors and a production line unable to keep up with demand, a bill that could come due in other conflict zones unrelated to Iran. This dependency once again confirms what Iranian officials have long stated that the Zionist regime is structurall

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