Trump claims US has ‘unlimited amounts’ of munitions and unloads on media for reports about dwindling stockpile
- President Trump denies reports of U.S. weapons shortage due to Iran conflict, claiming American forces have "virtually unlimited" munitions.
President Trump has denied persistent reports that the Iran war has dangerously depleted the U.S. weapons stockpile, blasting the media for what he claimed was false reporting on the state of the American arsenal.
"For the treasonous SCUM that refuses to accurately report on our Military Operation in Iran, we have virtually unlimited amounts of Mid to High Grade Ammunition, far more than we could ever use for this, or for any other War (which is highly unlikely!), that could improbably take place," he wrote Thursday on Truth Social.
"In addition, we are producing Munitions at levels never seen before," he added. "We are stockpiling and preparing for any contingency that could happen."
As the Iran conflict has persisted, reports quoting government officials have consistently painted a picture of a dangerously overdrawn U.S. weapons stockpile, as American forces have expended numerous missiles and interceptors stopping Iranian missile and drone attacks on bases throughout the Middle East.
The Army has blown through most of its stockpile of long-range missiles, Reuters reported last month.
President Trump denies there's an ongoing weapons shortage because of the Iran war, writing on social media on Thursday that American forces have 'virtually unlimited' munitions (DVIDS)
The U.S. has relocated numerous weapons from Europe and Asia as part of the conflict, leaving inventories of PAC-3 Patriot air defense interceptors and ATACMS surface-to-surface missiles "beyond critical" in Europe, unnamed U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal last week.
Refilling the stores of weapons moved from Japan, South Korea and Germany could take years, and the shift may leave U.S. forces unable to fully execute its contingency plans in case China attacks Taiwan, the paper reported.
"At its current volume, the U.S. weapons chest likely cannot support its efforts in both Iran and Taiwan — if Beijing were to launch an amphibious or aerial assault," according to a recent analysis from the Soufan Center think tank. "Additionally, the current state of munitions could lessen Washington's leverage in preventing the PRC from blockading the Taiwan Strait, playing into cross-strait calculations."
President Donald Trump reportedly has confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the state of the U.S. weapons supply, though the Trump administration has strongly denied such reporting (Reuters)
The state of the stockpile reportedly led to President Trump confronting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a recent Camp David meeting , though the administration has strongly denied this and vowed to crack down on leakers spreading "100 percent fake news."
Senior military leaders reportedly warned Hegseth in August that maintaining the current level of military operations against Iran could leave American forces less able to respond to threats elsewhere and protect the U.S..
The Pentagon said the report was "fake news" and "poorly sourced reporting" that was "full of inaccuracies."
