Iran Launches Khorramshahr and Kheibar Missiles in True

Intel DeskMar 11, 2026

Iran Ballistic Launches: Escalation Patterns

Footage has emerged showing multiple Khorramshahr and Kheibar-class ballistic missiles launching during Wave 37 of Iran's Operation True Promise 4.

This represents the largest sustained Iranian missile campaign ever directed at Israel, with heavy ballistic assets deployed across multiple waves over a compressed timeframe.

Ballistic Production Promise: 2025-2026 Outlook

The campaign is now on Wave 37. Each wave involves multiple heavy ballistic missiles that cost millions of dollars to manufacture and required years to stockpile.

This sustained rate of fire suggests one of two conclusions:

  • Iran maintained significantly deeper missile reserves than Western intelligence agencies estimated
  • Iran has achieved a production tempo that was not previously assessed as feasible

Both scenarios fundamentally alter the strategic calculus for regional defense planners.

Attrition Doctrine

Iran does not appear to be employing these missiles as isolated terror strikes.

The pattern indicates a sustained attrition campaign designed to exhaust Israel's missile defense interceptor inventory. Each interceptor costs substantially more than the incoming missile it is designed to neutralize.

This amounts to an economic siege conducted through ballistic warfare — forcing the defender to spend more per engagement than the attacker.


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