Apple News Today Iran’s missile attacks are slowing down. Is this why?
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Mar 10, 2026 Reports on why Iran’s missile launches have slowed and how buried bunkers became precise targets. Coverage of an Iranian women's soccer team seeking asylum after refusing to sing the national anthem. Discussion of the Trump administration’s push to keep aging coal plants running and utilities pushing back. Quick briefs on a NYC bomb plot charge, a Live Nation antitrust settlement, and a chimp alcohol study.
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Iran Missile Launches Declined After Targeted Strikes
- Iran's missile launch rate has dropped sharply after U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted launch sites.
- Wall Street Journal reporting and David S. Cloud note early days saw hundreds fired daily, now reduced to sporadic salvos and isolated shots.
Deep Bunkers Became Precise Targets
- Iran moved missile stockpiles into deep underground bunkers to shield them from airstrikes.
- U.S. and Israeli analysts used years of satellite imagery to locate bunkers and then attacked surfaces and undermined structures to collapse them.
U.S. Claims Rapid Knockout Of Iranian Launchers
- U.S. officials claim a roughly 90 percent drop in Iranian missile launches and rapid knockouts of launchers.
- President Trump's remarks and Cloud's reporting say missiles launched are often followed by launcher destruction within minutes.