THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Denies Missile Shortages, Vows ‘Treasonous’ Leakers Will Be ‘Hunted Down.’
President Trump disputed reports that U.S. munitions are heavily depleted, while warning that leakers will be "hunted down."
President Trump disputed reports that U.S. munitions are heavily depleted, while warning that leakers will be “hunted down.” PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump said Thursday that the United States maintains a “massive” stockpile of munitions while vowing that officials responsible for leaking classified information about U.S. weapons inventories will face prosecution. This follows reports claiming the Army has nearly exhausted its supplies of Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) during the five-month conflict with Iran . DETAIL: Reuters, citing sources familiar with internal military data, reported that the war has also significantly reduced inventories of Patriot and…Open
STRIPES (Jennifer H. Svan) - Hegseth disputes reports of depleted US missile interceptor stocks | Stars and Stripes
The U.S. has used nearly 80% of its THAAD missile stockpile and about half of its Patriot missiles since the war with Iran began, CNN reported.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Iran War Day 159: New Reporting on the U.S. Munitions Shortage
State of the Union: Iran-Oman talks on Hormuz continued, as Tehran denied U.S. participation. The post Iran War Day 159: New Reporting on the U.S. Munitions Shortage appeared first on The American Conservative .
Media reports offered new details on the Pentagon’s munitions stockpiles and Iranian and Omani negotiators discussed the future of Hormuz, as the Iran War entered its 159th day Wednesday. The U.S. military has used up nearly 80 percent of its THAAD interceptors and 50 percent of its Patriot interceptors, CNN reported Tuesday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the Pentagon’s inventory. One of CNN’s sources also claimed that the military had fired “virtually all” of its Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs). Oman and Iran have continued their talks over the future management of the Strait of Hormuz. Axios reported that those talks have also included the United States, and that all…Open
STRIPES (Lara Korte) - Pentagon expands Patriot, THAAD production amid shortage concerns | Stars and Stripes
The Defense Department announced agreements to sharply expand production for two key missile interceptors.
AXIOS (Dave Lawler) - Iran war drives multi-year missile defense gap
The war in Iran has exacerbated a shortage of missile-defense weaponry that is likely to plague the U.S. and its partners — from Ukraine to Taiwan — for years to come. Why it matters: The conflict is draining weapons stockpiles far faster than American factories can replace them, leaving the Pentagon and its allies scrambling to ramp up production and find cheaper alternatives. - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote to President Trump this week urgently requesting interceptors to knock down expected Russian missile barrages. - But Iran has taken top priority, and a new analysis suggests it will take years to replace munitions expended in that war. Breaking it down: A report from the Center for Strategic and International…
NYTIMES (Greg Jaffe) - A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran
Adm. Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - The China threat? How the war in Iran is endangering crucial US weapon systems
The U.S. military has used up nearly half of its stockpile of Patriot air defense interceptor missiles and heavily expended six other key missile stockpiles during its seven-week strike campaign against Iran, according to a new analysis from the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The U.S. fired almost 50 percent of its Patriot missile stockpile; more than half of Terminal High Altitude Area Defenses (THAADs), which are used to protect against short, medium and intermediate-range missiles; and over 45 percent of its Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) stockpiles during the air and missile campaign in Iran, CSIS said in its Tuesday report. Read More:…
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Anik Joshi) - So Much for the ‘Pivot to Asia’
The war with Iran constrains America’s options in East Asia. The post So Much for the ‘Pivot to Asia’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs So Much for the ‘Pivot to Asia’ The war with Iran constrains America’s options in East Asia. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) The American industrial base, like the budget, is finite, and arms sent and used in one region cannot be used to project power in another. The recent decision by the Trump administration to move components of an air defense system from South Korea to the Middle East underscores this basic reality. It also demonstrates that the American adventure in Iran, far from hurting China, risks involving the U.S. in another Mideast quagmire that distracts from strategic…Open
BITCHUTE - WEICHERT: Arrow Low, THAAD Drained, Bombing Isn’t Working
Aired 3/29/26 WEICHERT: Israel is about a week away from running out of Arrow interceptors. The U.S. is burning through THAAD and Tomahawks, 40% gone, less than 3 weeks left. We’re not destroying these missile sites. They’re still firing. Our defenses are breaking. Bombing isn’t working. This is how you climb the escalation ladder.