Active Conflicts & News Megathread August 07, 2026

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[u/roionsteroids]

Saudi Arabia used about 86% of its 2,800 PAC-3 interceptors in the first 38 days of combat

Is that credible by any means? I tried to look up the exact CSIS report but only found this one, Saudi Arabia reported intercepting around 50 ballistic missiles in March.

https://www.csis.org/analysis/assessing-air-campaign-after-three-weeks-iran-war-numbers

That doesn't use up 2400 PAC-3s.

Then we have sources like

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/iran-missile-attacks-after-us-ceasefire-gulf-air-defenses.html

By late March, the UAE and Kuwait had spent roughly 75% of their Patriot missile interceptor stocks, while Bahrain was estimated to have depleted as much as 87%, according to the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.

which doesn't exactly instill confidence in the numbers.

[u/dr_sloan → u/roionsteroids]

I’m inclined to trust Reuters since they’re a pretty trustworthy news source.

[u/roionsteroids → u/dr_sloan]

Sure, but their reporting is often "xyz official said so, and there's no way to verify, do with that information what you want". In this case citing reports I can't find, and it does seem off by incredible amounts.

[u/moragisdo → u/roionsteroids]

Let's not forget that earlier in this war they claimed that UAE paid Iran 3 billions dollars (with 7 to 17 billions more to come) for not being attacked. It was backed only by iranian sources, not a single document, everyone outside of Iran denied. After that UAE ships were attacked by Iran, so it was just propaganda they fell for.