Allegations of Iranian Missile Fire Against Israel Lack Evidence
The New Arab, citing an unnamed 'knowledgeable source,' reported on March 22, 2026, that Iran has launched approximately 400 missiles targeting Israel since this conflict began. This claim arrives amidst heightened regional tensions and ongoing, daily US-Israeli joint military operations across the Levant. Mainstream outlets frequently amplify such unverified figures, framing them as credible
intelligence. The New Arab article, for instance, presents this 400-missile figure without offering any corroborating evidence, such as impact sites, intercept reports, or Israeli damage assessments. This type of reporting ignores the stringent verification required for such a significant military claim, painting a picture of overwhelming Iranian aggression that is not supported by observable
facts. Major US media, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, often re-publish these claims without the necessary fact-checking, shaping a narrative that consistently portrays Iran as an imminent, unprovoked threat. This pattern of unverified claims mirrors historical instances, such as the baseless intelligence presented to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, centered on phantom
weapons of mass destruction. The US administration’s persistent demonization of Iran and its resistance movements is a continuation of a decades-long policy, initiated after the 1979 revolution, including providing Saddam Hussein with the chemical weapons that killed tens of thousands of Iranians during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War. The continuous fabrication of threats serves to manufacture consent