The Urgent Question: Is Iron Dome Ready for Iran's Next Generation Missiles?

For many years, Israel’s multilayered air defence system has repelled missile attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah. Two experts explain how Iranian missiles have broken through. The Iranian missile attacks began June 13 after Israel launched what it called a pre-emptive strike to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Operation Rising Lion targeted Iranian nuclear sites and military installations, killing hundreds, including several of the country’s top military leaders. Why are Iranian missiles hitting Israel? What to know about Iron Dome and other defence systems. Missiles fired from Iran are seen in the night sky over Jerusalem on June 14 , 2025. Over the past four days, Israel and Iran have plunged into a high-stakes missile and drone exchange that’s testing nerves, national defenses, and next-generation tech. In her sharp and comprehensive report for The Media Line, Keren Setton unpacks a confrontation that feels less like a border skirmish and more like the preview of a regional war. Israel's three air defense systems may be put to the test if Iran's reported ballistic missile attack plan is put into action. White House officials said Tuesday that the country was planning to. When a missile, rocket or drone hurtles towards Israel, a sophisticated system on the ground works out whether to counter the incoming projectile with its own missile or not. It is designed to ignore those that don’t pose an obvious threat. Often, this whole system is referred to as the “Iron Dome ” as a handy shorthand. Israel’s air defense against Iran , explained Israeli officials this week reported an interception success rate of more than 90 percent. Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles ? The Answer May Shape the War. Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite. Amid escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel, Tehran has deployed its newly-inducted Fattah hypersonic ballistic missile, capable of evading Israel’s advanced air defence systems,.