Newly published INSS data reveals that Iran has targeted 12 countries with thousands of projectiles during recent hostilities, with the UAE, Israel, and Kuwait absorbing the heaviest fire.
In the wake of the unprecedented regional war and massive Iranian retaliatory strikes triggered by Operation "Lion's Roar" earlier this month, newly published data highlights the widespread geographical distribution of Iran's bombardments.
According to figures from the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), shared by Israeli journalist Nitzan Shapira, Iran has launched thousands of projectiles across 12 different nations. The data reveals that the United Arab Emirates absorbed the heaviest volume of fire, ranking "first among the 12 countries," according to the Hebrew-language channel ZiratNews. The UAE was reportedly targeted with 309 missiles and 1,600 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Israel ranked second in the volume of attacks. Shapira reported that Israel faced "more than 290 missiles and more than 150 UAVs," notably adding that approximately 50% of the ballistic missiles directed at Israel were cluster munitions. Shapira, whose channel exhibits a broadly pro-Israel and pro-U.S. editorial stance, framed the statistics as "interesting data on the countries Iran attacked in the area." This framing underscores a prevailing Israeli media narrative that emphasizes Iran's role as a broad destabilizing menace to the entire Middle East, rather than solely an Israeli security problem.
Kuwait ranked third, sustaining attacks from 234 missiles and 422 UAVs. The INSS statistics detail a massive distribution of Iranian munitions across the broader region, including:
Qatar: 136 missiles, 59 UAVs Bahrain: 125 missiles, 203 UAVs Iraq: 196 combined missiles and UAVs Jordan: 60 missiles, 59 UAVs Saudi Arabia: 25 missiles, 70 UAVs Oman: 4 missiles, 50 UAVs Cyprus: 2 missiles, 5 UAVs Turkey: 3 missilesOnly Hebrew-language sources were provided in the source bundle, precluding a direct cross-narrative comparison with Arabic-language media. The analysis instead focuses on how Israeli sources utilize this specific dataset to frame Iran as a broad regional threat.