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Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

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Saturday US-Israel war with Iran: Do the gulf states have enough interceptor missiles?
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Mar 7, 2026
10¾ minutes
8 MB

On Saturday 28th February, the US and Israel launched a military attack on Iran, targeting the country's missile infrastructure, military sites and leadership. In response, Iran launched a wave of strikes across the region, including on Israel and the Gulf states. Iran has a stockpile of ballistic missiles, which it’s firing at neighbouring countries. These countries in turn are using interceptor missiles to try and shoot them down. But is it clear who will run out of missiles first? Contributor: Kelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center...

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US-Israel war with Iran: Do the gulf states have enough interceptor missiles?

BBC Radio 4

00:00 -08:58