What we know as Trump denies US is running low on key munitions in Iran war

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7 Aug 2026 • 10:48 PM MYT
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What we know as Trump denies US is running low on key munitions in Iran war

  • Donald Trump condemned reports suggesting the US has almost depleted its precision long-range missile stocks in the war with Iran, labelling them as 'treasonous'.
  • The president asserted that the US possesses 'massive amounts' of munitions and threatened 'long term jail sentences' for 'leakers' of such information.
  • Trump denied US media reports that he had reprimanded defense secretary Pete Hegseth regarding low ammunition stockpiles.
  • However, two sources told Reuters news agency that the military's surface-to-surface weapons, including ATACMS and PrSM, had been 'virtually all' used.
  • Trump also claimed the Strait of Hormuz is 'sort of open' and predicted the war with Iran would 'end pretty soon' as negotiations continue between Tehran and Oman.

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