Iran has fired some 300 missiles at Israel in current war, with rate steadily slowing

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

An Israeli missile defense system fires interceptors at missiles fired from Iran, as seen over central Israel, March 9, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
An Israeli missile defense system fires interceptors at missiles fired from Iran, as seen over central Israel, March 9, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Iran has launched some 300 ballistic missiles at Israel since the war began, with the rate steadily slowing over the days.

On the first day of the war, February 28, after Israel and the US launched strikes against Iran, some 90 ballistic missiles were fired toward Israel. The following day, the number dropped to around 60.

Over the following six days, roughly 20 missiles were fired each day in multiple salvos, each consisting of a small number of projectiles.

On Sunday and Monday, fewer than 20 missiles were launched on each day, also in small salvos or single missiles.

Iran has launched hundreds more ballistic missiles at other countries in the Middle East during the conflict.

The IDF reports that it has so far destroyed or disabled more than 300 Iranian ballistic missile launchers — about 65% of Iran’s total stockpile.

Iran was estimated to have a stockpile of around 2,500 ballistic missiles at the start of the war. It is unclear how many it still possesses at this time.

Meanwhile, hundreds of rockets have been launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon during the conflict, though not all of them have crossed the border into Israel.

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