The US military plans to deploy nearly its entire inventory of JASSM-ER cruise missiles for potential operations against Iran. These missiles, sourced from various stockpiles, are being relocated to US Central Command bases or the UK.

The next steps in the US military campaign against Iran will commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles, drawing them from stockpiles devoted to other regions. The order to pull the US$1.5 million weapon from Pacific stockpiles was issued at the end of March, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Missiles at US facilities elsewhere, including the continental US, will be moved to US Central Command bases or Fairford in the UK, said the person, who...