Washington DC, April 4 -- A majority of Iranian ballistic missiles are "combat-ineffective" and cannot accomplish the assigned mission, even if 50 per cent of the launchers remain "intact," US-based think tank Institute of the Study of War's report stated on Saturday.

Iran has used drones and missiles to strike against Israeli infrastructure and US assets in West Asia amid the ongoing conflict in the region.

The report cites recent US intelligence assessments to note that 50 per cent of Iranian missile launchers are still "intact," however, a launcher unit becomes combat ineffective, even if it has suffered no damage, when it cannot accomplish its assigned mission.

The think tank noted that Iran's medium-range ballistic missile force h...