US holds fire against Iran as media reports say Washington's stockpiles are dwindling

Another night has passed without further US air strikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of nightly bombardments. US media reports that Washington's concerns over dwindling stockpiles of Patriot interceptors and other air defence munitions could be behind the pause in fighting. Iran passed another night without US air strikes on Sunday, as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerged that concerns over dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further escalation. US operations against Iran were "on a hold", CNN reported, quoting an unidentified Pentagon source, even as US President Donald Trump threatened a "much higher level" of strikes on Friday. Plans to escalate the campaign have been shelved in part because of those shrinking supplies, the New York Times reported, citing two people briefed on the matter.