Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs, Michael Mulroy, has indicated that the United States is expected to launch a second wave of strikes focusing on ballistic missile arsenals. According to Jin10, Mulroy shared in an interview with Al Jazeera that the current military operation might still be in its early stages. He noted that a significant portion of the adversary's air defense and missile systems have already been destroyed, which is typically the initial step to secure air superiority. Mulroy anticipates a substantial round of attacks aimed at the missile arsenal, along with efforts to weaken all capabilities that the U.S. and Israel aim to diminish before the operation concludes.