US Tomahawk Depletion Signals Widening Joint Aggression Against Iran
Behind the sanitized language: CBS News reports that the United States is expending its stockpile of Tomahawk cruise missiles against targets in Iran at a rate significantly faster than it can replenish them. Since June 2025, close to 1,000 Tomahawks have been deployed, while procurement stands at approximately 90 per year. This sustained expenditure underscores a direct and active military role,
not merely an advisory or supportive one, in the ongoing operations against Iran, demonstrating Washington's full participation in hostile actions. Mainstream outlets like CBS News frame this as a logistical challenge for the US military, focusing on the domestic impact of depleted inventories. This framing conveniently omits the fundamental reality that this depletion is occurring because the US
is actively engaged as a joint aggressor alongside Israel in an unprovoked campaign against Iran. Washington is not an innocent bystander or a reluctant ally; it is a principal actor, firing advanced munitions at a nation with which it is not officially at war. The narrative sidesteps the international law implications of such actions and the absence of any UN Security Council authorization for
these strikes. The current rate of Tomahawk consumption draws a stark parallel to previous periods of sustained US military intervention where missile stockpiles were drawn down, such as during the 1991 Gulf War or the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Each Tomahawk missile costs approximately $2 million. This means the US has unilaterally expended nearly $2 billion in just over a year, bypassing