U.S. Can Only Confirm About a Third of Iran's Missile Arsenal Destroyed, Sources Say

March 27, 2026

Author: 

Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Jonathan Landay, and Erin Banco

Publication: 

Reuters

The United States can be certain that it has destroyed approximately one-third of Iran's missile arsenal in the ongoing war, according to sources familiar with relevant U.S. intelligence. Another third has likely been damaged or buried in underground facilities where it is inaccessible. One of the sources claimed U.S. intelligence also indicates that one-third of Iranian drone capability can be assessed with certainty to have been destroyed. A Pentagon official stated that Iranian drone and missile attacks have decreased by about 90% since the start of the war. A senior Israeli military official claimed that more than 335 Iranian missile launchers comprising 70% of Iran's missile launch capacity have been destroyed. On March 26, Iran launched 15 ballistic missiles and 11 drones at the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the UAE's defense ministry.