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Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University

How prepared are the US and its allies for a protracted conflict in Iran?

Whether the US and its allies run out of air defences before Iran runs out of airborne projectiles remains to be seen. guruXOX / Shutterstock

If Israel and the US hoped their attack on Iran would force the country to capitulate quickly, they were wrong. Despite the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and many other senior figures, Iran has managed to continue firing drones and missiles at targets across the Middle East.

This poses a challenge for the US and its allies, including Israel and the Gulf states. The challenge is that they might run out of air defences before Iran runs out of airborne projectiles.

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