‘Israel’ faces same interceptor shortage as US, says former ‘Israeli’ navy chief

‘Israel’ is grappling with a shortage of missile interceptors similar to that facing the United States, according to former ‘Israeli’ Navy commander Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom.

Speaking in a Hebrew radio interview on Wednesday, Marom highlighted constraints on ‘Israel’s’ Arrow missile stocks and production capacity.

“When it comes to Arrow missiles, we have fewer than we would like, and production capacity is very limited,” Marom said.

“As a result, a very large share of the interceptions were carried out by THAAD systems and SM-3 missiles launched from US Navy ships.”

He added that the issue demands thorough investigation, asking: “We’re only fighting Iran. What happens tomorrow morning if we have to fight China, should it decide to invade Taiwan? That would be an entirely different war.”

Marom linked the shortages to broader American reluctance to strike Iran.

“What is happening right now is that the Americans really do not want to strike. There are many reasons for that, but the main ones are the shortage of munitions, especially interceptors,” he stated.

A secondary factor, he said, is US President Donald Trump’s focus on keeping fuel prices low ahead of elections in early November.

In Marom’s assessment, nuclear concerns, missiles, and Iran’s allied armed groups rank as secondary for the US administration.

Iran, meanwhile, prioritizes understandings over the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to undermine the Abraham Accords while advancing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

“They want to achieve two things… and postponing everything else, race toward a nuclear bomb and a stockpile of ballistic missiles that will be difficult to contend with,” he said.

The comments come amid multiple reports of munitions constraints affecting both ‘Israeli’ and US defensive capabilities against Iranian threats.