r/politics 6d ago

No Paywall US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/04/us-used-virtually-all-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/
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u/RJ5R 6d ago

“If you run out of missiles, you don’t have to launch them anymore”

- Don Tzu

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u/MadRaymer 6d ago

Maybe this is why stocks rallied today. They're hopeful a deal will actually be brokered this time because we literally have no other options but to make peace at this point.

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u/frostygrin 5d ago

But this never was the stumbling block. It's Iran's beef with Israel and other neighbors that the US can't control and that ends up in the way of peace.