Israel appears to have been caught off guard for the third time by Iran's rapid recovery, especially concerning its missile stockpile, within the past two years.
A swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles, described by US pilots as a 'jellyfish swarm', may have provided data enabling Iranian air defenses to shoot down an F-15E fighter jet in april.
The U.S. has reportedly lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in five months of conflict with Iran, representing 25% of its drone fleet.
President Trump states that the supply of some ammunition is "tighter" following months of conflict, but asserts the US still possesses numerous weapons.
Iran once threatened to plunge the entire Gulf region into a blackout if its energy infrastructure was attacked, accompanied by a list of potential targets.