IDF: 70% of Iran's missile launchers rendered inoperable — destroyed, broken or made inaccessible

IDF Colonel Shoshani stated in a news briefing on March 16 that about 70 percent of Iran's missile launchers have been rendered inoperable — either destroyed, broken, or made inaccessible — and are being "hunted in real time" by Israeli and American eyes in the sky, per the New York Times (10:13 a.m. ET = 15:13 UTC). The 70% figure is the first official Israeli military assessment of Iran's ballistic missile launcher degradation during the conflict. It follows CENTCOM head Admiral Cooper's confirmation that Iran has carried out 300+ attacks on 12+ countries since February 28 — suggesting Iran launched this campaign from its remaining 30% of operable launchers plus mobile/dispersed assets. Iran's continued Day 17 launch cadence (5 salvos) despite the 70% launcher degradation claim indicates Iran retains significant residual launch capability through mobile, concealed, or hardened systems that survive targeting. The "hunted in real time" language suggests ongoing ISR-driven suppression campaigns rather than a completed neutralisation.