He said it wasn't just the Iron Dome at work. “Ballistic missiles — especially those fired from long range — are intercepted mostly by Arrow 3,” he said, referring to Israel's space-based missile defence system, which he claimed has “more than 90% success.” Still, he cautioned that no system is flawless.

According to the IDF, around 200 missiles were fired by Iran in at least two waves, using hypersonic missiles such as the Fattah weapons system. Ballistic missiles are notably harder to intercept than the cruise missiles and drones that comprised a significant portion of the Iranian assault on Israel in April 2024.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JUNE 18: Israel's 'Iron Dome' air defense system responds to incoming Iranian ballistic missiles as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel on June 18, 2025.