President Trump denies reports that the US is running out of weapons.
On August 6th, US President Donald Trump strongly rejected reports that the country's ammunition stockpiles were running low amid tensions with Iran, and warned of severe prison sentences for those who leaked the information.
According to AFP, in a statement on the social media platform Truth Social, President Donald Trump asserted that the US currently possesses "a huge amount of ammunition, especially certain types."
Although he did not specify the types of weapons, the White House leader emphasized: "A large amount of ammunition is being manufactured and delivered to the United States as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of factories and production facilities in our nation's history."
The statement was issued after several US media outlets published reports expressing concern about the state of Washington's arsenal. Specifically, The Washington Post, citing two anonymous sources, reported that President Trump asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to explain the ammunition shortage during a cabinet meeting at Camp David last weekend. There, Trump reportedly expressed the view that the ammunition problem "should have been resolved."
CNN also reported that the shortage of long-range guided missiles and air defense interceptors has directly impacted Trump's strategy in the conflict with Iran. Specifically, the US military is said to have "almost 80% depleted" of its THAAD interceptor missile stockpile. Furthermore, US media outlets suggest that this situation has forced Trump to postpone new airstrikes against Iran, despite previous warnings of a "very strong" attack on the Islamic nation.
Reacting strongly to the information, the US President announced that he was hunting down the "leakers" of the "treasonous" statements and threatened to impose long prison sentences.
Senior officials in the Washington administration also immediately spoke out to refute the media reports. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the articles "fake news." On the X platform, she affirmed: "I was at Camp David with President Trump and Secretary Hegseth. This absolutely never happened."
In a similar vein, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell stated that reports of internal disagreements or weapons shortages were "completely fictitious."
In a related development, although President Trump stated that Tehran was eager to reach an agreement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry officially denied reports that the two sides were conducting negotiations.
