— There is evidently a very limited suppression of Iranian missile bases currently. Iran is launching very freely, comfortably, and at a leisurely pace.

Why? Most importantly because Israel is not involved. Iran is huge, it’s impossible for the U.S. to suppress western and southern Iran simultaneously 24/7. Previously, Israel took care of the western areas in Iran.

Secondly, Iran is launching so many missiles and drones at U.S. bases that they themselves are being suppressed.

Muwaffaq Salti, Al-Udeid, these types of primary forward bases have been rendered pretty much useless at this stage of the war. The U.S. is now extremely reliant on its carriers in the Arabian Sea.

Lastly, in many cases, U.S. aviation is being forced to carry out ‘secondary duties’ like defending UAE / Bahraini / Saudi airspace from attacks, due to critically low interceptor stockpiles. This limits their availability for combat missions.