Military expert says renewed Iran war will strain diminished missile inventory

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 30, 2026 at 12:06 PM EDT

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Mark Cancian, U.S. military expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about his assessment that resuming strikes on Iran could force the U.S. military to “take more risks” because its missile supply is depleted.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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