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\n President Donald Trump has privately complained in recent days that disclosures on the dwindling US munitions stockpile make the United States look weak at a critical juncture, senior US officials said, as he repeatedly threatens additional military action to try and motivate Iran to agree to a deal.\n <\/p>

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\n The topic was front and center during last week\u2019s Cabinet meeting at Camp David, when a frustrated Trump raised media coverage of the low munitions stocks, according to six sources familiar with the meeting. Many of those people said Trump has been well aware of any potential problems regarding munitions for months and was not blindsided by the reports.\n <\/p>\n

\n But he was angry that the information had been exposed at an inflection point in the conflict and that it continues to be an increasingly public issue at a time when he wants to project a position of strength, they said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe U.S. has massive amounts of \u2018munitions,\u2019 especially of certain types,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social just after midnight on Thursday. \u201cAdditionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country\u2019s history.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Still, Trump appeared to acknowledge that at least some of the information circulating about the stockpiles was accurate. He said his administration would seek \u201clong term jail sentences\u201d for those found to have made the information public. And later, in the Oval Office, he admitted that certain munitions are in \u201ctighter\u201d supply, adding that there\u2019s a \u201cvirtual unlimited supply\u201d of less-advanced weapons.\n <\/p>\n

\n So far, the president\u2019s ire has not been directed specifically at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House officials insist. In another Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump said he was \u201cextremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cHe has never blamed Pete. This is all about the leakers,\u201d one official said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Trump has tasked the Justice Department with finding what he calls \u201ctreasonous\u201d individuals within the administration who are disclosing the information, according to officials.\n <\/p>\n

\n His anger came to a head over the last several weeks, after a number of news stories described the US military being low on munitions.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN reported this week the military has burned through nearly four-fifths of its THAAD missile inventory compared to pre-war numbers and roughly half of its Patriot interceptors since the start of the war, according to two sources familiar with the latest inventory report.\n <\/p>\n

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\n The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the United States had around 2,200 Patriots (of the platform\u2019s two most-modernized variants) and 452 THAAD missiles in its stockpile before the Iran war started.\n <\/p>\n

\n The numbers worry not only American officials, but also leaders in the Gulf, who have raised fresh concerns about how a shortage of air defense systems could impact their ability to ward off potential Iranian retaliation if Trump decides to escalate the ongoing conflict.\n <\/p>\n

\n Several of those countries rely on US air defense systems. Gulf leaders have acknowledged the stockpile shortage could hinder their own ability to intercept incoming Iranian missile and drone attacks, multiple officials said.\n <\/p>

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\n Iran has conveyed to Gulf nations that renewed American attacks would result in retaliation on energy sites or desalination facilities across the region, according to a regional official familiar with the conversations. Trump has spoken to the leaders of Qatar and Saudi Arabia over the past week about the war.\n <\/p>\n

\n As Trump grows angry at the narrative emerging on the stockpiles, officials in the White House have speculated the leaks come from anti-war officials within the administration who are determined to push Trump to extricate the United States from the conflict, the senior White House official said.\n <\/p>\n

\n The stockpile issue was raised again prior to the president\u2019s decision last weekend to cancel new strikes on Iran, CNN has previously reported. It marked at least the second time in recent weeks that Trump\u2019s senior military advisers have specifically voiced concerns about the dwindling number of key US munitions during discussions about potentially escalating the conflict with Iran.\n <\/p>\n

\nQuestions about the munitions stockpiles date back to the early days of the conflict. In meetings then, Trump raised the issue with Hegseth after news outlets reported on the concerns. At that time, Hegseth assured the president that the Pentagon was working to address the issue.\n <\/p>\n

\n And before the war began, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine and other military leaders warned Trump that a protracted military campaign could impact US weapons stockpiles \u2014 particularly those that support Israel and Ukraine, multiple sources familiar with the matter previously told CNN.\n <\/p>\n

\n Since then, Trump has blamed the previous administration for allowing the stockpiles to be depleted, including through weapons shipments to Ukraine.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe have a lot. I\u2019d like to have more, to be honest, but so much was given to Ukraine by Biden,\u201d Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on July 27.\n <\/p>\n

\n The Pentagon has long had concerns about the defense industry\u2019s ability to produce weapons quickly enough. Those concerns were only exacerbated by the US war with Iran, after conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine both saw the US contribute weapons to Israel and Kyiv.\n <\/p>\n

\n In July, Trump met with the CEOs of top defense contractors at the White House as his administration presses the firms to ramp up production of critical weapons. The participants included Lockheed Martin, which produces both the THAAD and Patriot interceptors. A similar meeting took place in March, at the onset of the war.\n <\/p>\n

\n Also last month, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to force defense companies to manufacture more weapons. In a document, he wrote that he finds \u201cthat conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n But those steps could take years and are not likely to immediately boost production.\n <\/p>

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\nThis story has been updated with additional developments.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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