missiles

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Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. may hope they can circumnavigate the Islamic Republic by moving oil through new pipelines, but those pipelines will remain vulnerable to missiles and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahrain air defense forces," Centcom said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Applied supplies components for aircraft that don’t go into orbit, including drones, as well as parts for solid-rocket motors that power missiles.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

"Sometimes missiles fly over one ship, and sometimes debris falls on the next," the captain says.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Pelicarnassus shouted, and the two great metal wings of the giant robot pelican suit swooped around and shot missiles at them.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness