Could the US run low on weapons for its assault on Iran?

"Pentagon leaks from last week have suggested that if strikes on Iran continue for more than 10 days, US stocks of some critical missiles could start to run low. The Pentagon is also understood to have warned President Donald Trump that an extended military campaign in Iran would carry serious risks, including the high cost of replenishing Washington's dwindling munitions stockpiles."

"Trump has held that the US has enough in its stockpile to keep the military campaign in Iran going. The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better. As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons. Wars can be fought forever, and very successfully, using just these supplies."

"While Trump said on Monday that the plan for the Iran war was initially projected four to five weeks but could go on for longer than that, analysts have told Al Jazeera that some weapons in its stockpile may have run very low by then, particularly crucial interceptor missiles."

Pentagon leaks indicate that sustained US military strikes on Iran risk depleting critical interceptor missile stockpiles within weeks. The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran while nuclear negotiations were ongoing, prompting Iranian retaliation with missiles and drones across the region. The Pentagon warned President Trump that extended military campaigns would strain munitions supplies and create significant costs for replenishment. Trump countered these concerns, claiming the US possesses virtually unlimited weapons supplies capable of sustaining prolonged conflict. Analysts dispute this assessment, warning that certain weapons systems, particularly interceptor missiles, could reach dangerously low levels within the projected four to five-week campaign timeline. CENTCOM has deployed over 20 weapons systems across multiple military domains.

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