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13 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: August 6, 2026.
WatchDefense officials tell CBS News the American arsenal of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles is all but empty, and an independent tally says Patriot interceptors have fallen by roughly two-thirds since the fighting began.
One of the largest barrages of the war exposed cracks in Ukraine's Patriot-dependent air defenses as a global shortage of interceptors — worsened by the Middle East conflict — begins to bite.
Iran unleashed waves of ballistic missiles and Israel hit targets in Tehran, Isfahan and beyond after an Israeli strike on Beirut, as President Trump pressed both sides to stop shooting.
Both nations have agreed to pause hostilities following phone call between Netanyahu and Trump, though each warns of readiness to resume attacks at any time.
Markets plunge and energy costs spike as Middle East conflict threatens fragile cease-fire for first time since April.
WatchPresident Volodymyr Zelensky said the bombardment, which collapsed an apartment block in the Darnytsia district and killed at least one person, was the largest two-day air attack of the war.
Secret assessments reveal Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting President's assertions about military degradation.
American officials say Beijing may have shipped missiles to Iran and is allowing companies to sell military supplies to Tehran as conflict escalates.
Pyongyang deployed its Hwasong-11 nuclear-capable ballistic missile fitted with cluster-munition warheads that can destroy 17 acres per strike, testing an array of new weapons while global attention was fixed on the US-Iran ceasefire.
U.S. intelligence reports cast doubt on progress toward destroying Iran's missile capability, a key objective in the five-week war.
Yemen's Iran-backed rebels claimed responsibility for two separate ballistic missile launches targeting southern Israel on Saturday, their first direct military action since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran began February 28.
Iranian missiles strike Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities while also hitting Kurdish Iraq and Emirati forces in Bahrain, escalating regional conflict.
Tehran launches strikes hitting Tel Aviv while President Trump says there have been "very strong talks" to end the conflict, though Iran denies discussions.