2/3 of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers have been destroyed – IDF March 8, 2026Iranian ballistic missile launcher. (X)X2/3 of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers have been destroyed – IDF Tweet Join Group Join WhatsApp Group Email https://worldisraelnews.com/nearly-2-3-of-irans-ballistic-missile-launchers-have-been-destroyed-idf/ Email Print Israel’s military estimates that Iran has just 100 to 200 active ballistic missile launchers left after the first week of joint US-Israeli strikes.By World Israel News StaffMore than 60% of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers have been destroyed thus far, according to estimates by the Israeli military.On Friday, the IDF said that Israeli warplanes have conducted roughly 2,600 sorties since the beginning of Operation Rising Lion on February 28, spread over 150 different waves of strikes.As of March 6, 6,500 bombs have been dropped and missiles fired from Israeli jets as part of Operation Rising Lion, 44% more than the 4,500 munitions dropped on Iran during the entire 12-day war in June 2025.During Friday alone, the Israeli Air Force struck over 400 targets across western Iran, including a number of ballistic missile launchers and drone warehouses.According to the IDF, more than 60% of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers have been destroyed, with around 100 to 200 launchers still operational.The US and Israeli strikes on Iranian missile launchers have severely restricted the Islamic Republic’s ability to carry out attacks on Israel, American bases in the region, or US-aligned Arab and Muslim neighboring states.Read WATCH: IDF eliminates Islamic Jihad weapons chief in Gaza strikeThe chief of the US military’s Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, said on Friday that Iranian missile attacks have fallen by 90% since the beginning of the conflict.Iran’s ability to conduct drone strikes has also been significantly reduced following attacks on drone launch sites, storage facilities, and even Iran’s sole drone aircraft carrier, the IRIS Shahid Bagheri.Cooper said that Iranian drone attacks have declined by 83% since February 28.In addition to the strikes on Iran, Israel has bombed roughly 500 Hezbollah positions across Lebanon, with most of the strikes being conducted south of the Litani River, in the Beqaa Valley, and in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut.Roughly 300 people have been killed in the strikes, Lebanon’s Health Ministry claims, with over 1,000 injured. IDFIran wariranian missile attacksIranian missiles
