Heavy use of Patriot, Tomahawk, and THAAD missiles has strained U.S. stockpiles.

The Trump administration is pushing defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and RTX to rapidly increase missile production, but supply-chain limits may slow expansion.

Early estimates say the first four days of strikes cost about $11 billion, including missile interceptors, bombs, ships, and aircraft deployments.

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Satellite images, videos, and social media posts indicate the school was hit at the same time as strikes on several base buildings.

U.S. forces were operating in the area near the Strait of Hormuz that day, though officials have not confirmed responsibility and say the incident is under investigation.

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He argued that Iran has already suffered major losses, saying “They’ve lost everything. They’ve lost their navy. They’ve lost everything they can lose.”

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When asked if people in the U.S. should be worried, he said “I guess,” adding that such risks are always considered because “we think about it all the time. We plan for it.”

He also warned that casualties are an unavoidable reality of conflict, saying “some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.”

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America First is really about keeping America healthy and well, and not having other countries, you know, hit us.

There are occasions when you have no choice. This was an occasion.

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U.S.-based satellite imagery company Planet Labs announced a temporary 96-hour delay on new satellite imagery over Gulf states, Iraq, and Kuwait during the current conflict "to prevent near-real-time analysis of damage to U.S. and allied military sites."

But, the imagery over Iran is not delayed.

The company says the measure is "temporary and meant to protect personnel and operations during the war."

Meanwhile, Chinese satellite imagery provider MizarVision can still supply near-real-time satellite images, meaning the information restriction from Western providers may have limited practical impact.

There are only areas of localized air superiority, while Iranian mobile air defenses still pose risks.

The shift to direct airstrikes over Iran increases operational risk for aircraft.

Iran still has road-mobile and hidden air defense systems that can “hide and pop up out of nowhere.”

As Rogoway notes, “the airspace isn’t some sanitized zone” and “achieving total air supremacy has not occurred.”

The campaign is now moving from long-range standoff strikes to direct attacks, allowing more targets to be hit but raising the threat to pilots and aircraft.

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