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The Spin
Pro-Israel narrative
Iran has fired over 400 missiles in a matter of days. However, if you consider how few penetrated Israeli defense systems, Iran will not be able to keep this up. Missiles are upwards of a million each and at the current rate, it will be out of ammunition in three weeks.
Pro-Iran narrative
While Israel's missile defense systems are among the most sophisticated in the world, Iran has developed equally sophisticated weapons, including hypersonic and cruise missiles that are capable of evading defenses. Iran has yet to use its most advanced weapons so this is just the start of Israel's troubles.