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Iran War Has Reportedly Depleted Crucial Weapons Stockpiles—Which Trump Denies

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President Donald Trump denied on Thursday that the U.S. is facing a munitions shortage and vowed to jail the "leakers" responsible for the claims—amid multiple reports suggesting he's resistant to new attacks on Iran because of the alleged depletion. Trump made the threat on Truth Social, claiming "the U.S. has massive amounts of 'munitions,' especially of certain types" and said "large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed," adding "the 'leakers' of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long term jail sentences will be sought!" Trump made the statement after multiple outlets reported this week that weapons supplies were dwindling. Trump also reportedly accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of misleading him about the shortage of long-range missiles and missile interceptors during a meeting at Camp David last week, The Washington Post reported Thursday, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the discussion. Hegseth reportedly didn't deny the shortage and blamed his deputy, Stephen Feinberg, for the issue and for leaving Trump out of the loop, according to The Washington Post. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell told the paper, "Secretary Hegseth did not mislead anyone about our munitions posture, and he did not blame Deputy Secretary Feinberg."