Each $1.5 million JASSM-ER is a long-range missile capable of striking heavily defended targetsJASSM-ER missile, valued at approximately $1.5 million, is a long-range precision weapon designed to strike heavily defended targets. PHOTO: LOCHEED MARTINThe United States is preparing to deploy a significant portion of its global stockpile of advanced stealth cruise missiles in the next phase of its military offensive against Iran, according to a Bloomberg report. According to the Financial Times, the US has already used hundreds of these missiles during the early phase of a preemptive attack on Iran. The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (SCIS) said that the US fired some 786 JASSM missiles on Iran in the first six days of the conflict. Iran has virtually shut the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.

Source: The Express Tribune April 05, 2026 00:08 UTC