Alex Wong/Getty ImagesLater that day, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Iran is “producing, by some estimates, over 100 of these missiles a month. Biden administration officials often cited concern over depleting US stockpiles as a reason for their initial hesitancy in providing Ukraine with certain long-range air defense and strike munitions. “So at some point … this becomes a math problem and how can we resupply air defense munitions. Defensive supplies for Gulf alliesQatari air defenses intercept an Iranian missile over Doha, on Monday. The US and its allies could also save some of their more high-end air defense munitions by taking down Iranian drones with less expensive alternatives, Gunzinger said.

Source: CNN March 04, 2026 15:31 UTC