Iran is fighting a smarter war as it runs out of missiles

Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities, a Washington-based think tank, said: “I think they are conserving the missiles to try and continue the pain and drag things out.”

He said the fact that Iran was still able to launch consistent strikes “shows the limits of modern warfare” as air power alone can only go so far.

Mr Friedman said: “I really don’t know how long it will go on for—but one thing you can say is that it’s unlikely they are able to refill and rebuild missiles under current conditions.”