Assessing Iran's remaining ballistic threat Chief among them is the size of Iran's ballistic missile stockpile. In 2022, United States' Central Command estimates placed the arsenal at approximately 3,000 missiles, although this would include short-range ballistic missiles with insufficient range to reach Israel.

While ballistic missiles from Iran can reach Israel in about 12 minutes, cruise missiles may take almost two hours, and drones can take up to nine hours.

Iranian explanations for the animosity with the United States include “the natural and unavoidable conflict between the Islamic system” and “such an oppressive power as the United States, which is trying to establish a global dictatorship and further its own interests by dominating other nations and trampling on their ...