Among the most crucial open questions in the ongoing Operation Epic Fury – or perhaps the most pressing issue – is which warring side will outlast the other in terms of maintaining missile and interceptor numbers, and for the US side this means enough to achieve the (somewhat ambiguous) military objectives. Speculation and estimates are flying wildly in international press reports, also with Iran now claiming it has only thus far expended its older and aging stockpile, but stands ready to use its newer, more advanced ballistic projectiles. But amid the fog of war in these opening days of conflict, and competing narratives, there’s also concern at the Pentagon over just how long this ‘air war’ will last. War Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier Wednesday suggested that the campaign could extend to eight weeks. So already the scope is getting extended (and is so as each day passes), after President Trump initially floated a mere likely ‘days’ or up to “five weeks” of combat operations against Iran in the Arabian Gulf region. Enter The Wall Street Journal with a new Wednesday report just as the Pentagon wrapped up its press briefing… “The number of Iranian ballistic missile launches is declining and at current rates Tehran has only several more […]