Trump Denies U.S. Munition Shortage in Iran Campaign, Tells Wall Street Journal Forces Have ‘Far More Than We Need’
Trump rejected reports that the United States is running low on munitions from its campaign against Iran, telling the Wall Street Journal the military possesses more weapons than any other nation and has more than it needs.
The remarks follow recent reports detailing the rapid depletion of U.S. missile stockpiles, which prompted military commanders to conserve interceptor supplies and order a temporary pause in strike operations. Citing CBS, NBC, and CSIS briefings, officials warned that heavy usage of Patriot and THAAD systems strained inventory levels and raised concerns about readiness for other conflicts. The president’s statement directly contradicts those assessments.
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@dmichaeltripiNEW: US extinguishing defense interceptors and advanced missiles at an unsustainable pace as the Iran war escalates, causing fears about military readiness for a potential future conflict, per CBS.
@clashreportThe Trump administration is increasingly concerned that the U.S. is using advanced air-defense interceptors and precision-guided missiles in the Iran conflict faster than they can be replaced. Heavy use of Patriot and THAAD interceptors, a
@megatron_ron🇺🇸🇮🇷 The Trump administration is increasingly concerned that the United States is using advanced air defense systems and precision-guided missiles in the conflict with Iran faster than they can be replaced, per CNN Extensive use of Patriot
@clashreportThe US has burned through roughly a third of its total pre-war stockpile of key precision munitions in Iran War. Interceptors are the most exposed: up to 80% of THAAD (190–290 of 360), more than half of SM-3 (130–250 of 410), and up to 61%
@clashreportUS military commanders are deliberately letting some Iranian missiles and drones through their air defenses to conserve dwindling interceptor stocks. With Iran having fired nearly 9,000 projectiles since the war began, commanders now only
@mossadil🚨 U.S. ALLOWING SOME IRANIAN MISSILES AND DRONES TO HIT BASES TO CONSERVE INTERCEPTORS U.S. military commanders are deliberately allowing some Iranian projectiles to penetrate air defenses as interceptor stockpiles come under increasing pr
@ryanrozbianiJD Vance and Top U.S. General BREAK With Trump Over Escalating Iran War Vice President JD Vance and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine both raised concerns about widening the war as Trump weighed a heavier bombing campaign. One by on
@kyivpostUS President Trump ordered a pause in strikes on Iran after a 2-week campaign. During a WH meeting, VP Vance & Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine expressed reservations, with Caine warning of rapid US munitions depletion & escal
@osint613WELKER: Is America backing away from a larger military attack because our stockpile has been depleted? MIKE WALTZ: We have to take a step back here. A lot of our stockpiles were depleted because of Biden. WELKER: But you acknowledge they'
@mossadilWALTZ REJECTS CLAIM U.S. WEAPONS STOCKPILES ARE DEPLETED NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed Mike Waltz on whether depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles are forcing America to scale back a larger military attack. Waltz blamed the Biden administration
@clashreportUS Envoy to the UN Mike Waltz Admits stocks have been depleted: Look, we have to take a step back here in that a lot of stockpiles were depleted—not only from what we gave Ukraine over the last, however many years, but the fight with the H
@megatron_ronNEW: 🇺🇸 Mike Waltz admits that the weapons stockpiles are heavily depleted but he blames Biden for that “We have to take a step back here. A lot of our stockpiles were depleted because of Biden He then says they are not depleted but he al
@iranintl_enUS Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz rejected reports that the US military lacked sufficient firepower in the Middle East. “Not only do we have what we need in the theater, there’s more moving into the theater,” Waltz said on CBS
@megatron_ronNEW: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. is running so low on interceptors that the military is forced to pick and choose which targets get hit by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, per NBC News Over the weekend, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan
@oilheadlinenewsSources report that JD Vance - not the Secretary of Defence - sparked the rumors and concerns about US munitions stockpiles, citing them as the reason for pausing strikes on Iran. - CNN
@staunovoUnited States ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz called reports that the U.S. military does not have enough firepower in the Middle East "nonsense" in an appearance on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "Not only do we have
@marionawfal🇮🇷🇺🇸 The Iran war has hit U.S weapons stockpiles HARD On average, they used a THIRD of their inventory, with THAAD and Patriot interceptors taking some of the hardest hits And if that's not bad enough, the figures are from a CSIS report i
@atruparWELKER: Is America backing away from a larger military attack because our stockpile has been depleted? MIKE WALTZ: We have to take a step back here. A lot of our stockpiles were depleted because of Biden. WELKER: But you acknowledge they'
@atruparUN Ambassador Mike Waltz blamed Biden for depleting weapons stockpiles but then claimed the stockpiles aren't actually depleted but also anyone leaking information about it should be put in jail during a floundering, incoherent showing on M
@atruparBRENNAN: CBS is reporting the US cannot sustain the rate at which it has expended precision munitions, that there's a shortage of interceptors MIKE WALTZ: I wish they would also talk about the massive degradation of Iranian munitions https
@marionawfal🇺🇸🇮🇷 The rapid burn rate of America’s most advanced interceptors and precision weapons is becoming a serious internal worry for the Trump administration. U.S. forces are firing high-end air-defense missiles and standoff munitions faster th
@osint613Trump to the Wall Street Journal: "We have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need."
@iranintl_enPresident Donald Trump rejected reports that the US is running low on munitions in its campaign against Iran. "We have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need," he told The Wall Street Journal.
@clashreportTrump to WSJ: We have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need.
@faytuksnetworkPresident Trump rejects reports that the US is running low on munitions in its campaign against Iran, saying “We have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need” - WSJ