Pentagon: US Navy destroyers fired dozen interceptors against Iranian missiles

Anti-missile system fires interceptors as missiles are fired from Iran at Israel, as it seen over Jerusalem, on October 1, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Anti-missile system fires interceptors as missiles are fired from Iran at Israel, as it seen over Jerusalem, on October 1, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Pentagon says that two US Navy destroyers fired about a dozen interceptors against Iranian missiles aimed at Israel tonight.

Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder tells reporters that no other US military assets were used to shoot down the missiles, which were all fired from inside Iran.

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