New Delhi, April 4 -- Even as Iran continue using drones and missiles to attack Israeli infrastructure and US assets in West Asia, most of its ballistic missiles are "combat ineffective" and would be unable to fulfil their intended missions, even if half of the launchers remain "intact," US-based think tank Institute of the Study of War's report stated on Saturday.

US intelligence assessments finds hat 50 per cent of Iranian missile launchers are still intact, but a launcher unit becomes combat ineffective, even if it has suffered no damage, when it cannot accomplish its assigned mission, the report notes

Noting that Iran's medium-range ballistic missile force has been "significantly degraded," while the short-range ones has conducted a...