https://sputnikglobe.com/20260806/us-overestimates-capacity-to-wage-war-on-iran-while-supporting-ukraine-1124546031.htmlUS Overestimates Capacity to Wage War on Iran While Supporting UkraineUS Overestimates Capacity to Wage War on Iran While Supporting UkraineSputnik InternationalUkraine believed it could outsmart Russia by placing its most advanced drone facilities under the protection of Patriot air defenses around the capital, military historian Yury Knutov tells Sputnik, adding that the calculation proved wrong — American interceptor missiles ran dry. The Iran war was identified as a key driver of the shortages. "Iran can manufacture missiles and drones at a fraction of the cost, while its facilities are dispersed and protected. "A war of attrition against Iran would be a losing strategy for the US from the outset, the expert concludes. https://sputnikglobe.com/20260806/trump-pressures-hegseth-over-depleted-us-missile-stockpiles--reports-1124543249.htmliranukraineSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 602026Ekaterina BlinovaEkaterina BlinovaNewsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Ekaterina Blinovadonald trump, military & intelligence, iran, ukraine, us, thaad, patriot, patriot 3 (pac-3) air defence missile, patriot missile system