Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirms
Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirmsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, US Patriot air defence systems, seen here at Raytheon headquarters in Massachusetts, have been heavily used in the Iran war. ByBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Published38 minutes agoThe US defence department's inspector general says the war with Iran has led to "shortfalls" in munitions and a bottleneck in resupply, contradicting President Donald Trump who has repeatly denied the US is facing shortages. Trump has claimed US munitions supplies are "virtually unlimited" and said reporting otherwise is "fake news".
- ▪Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirmsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, US Patriot air defence systems, seen here at Raytheon headquarters in Massachusetts, have been heavily used in the Iran war.
- ▪ByBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Published38 minutes agoThe US defence department's inspector general says the war with Iran has led to "shortfalls" in munitions and a bottleneck in resupply, contradicting President Donald Trump who
- ▪Trump has claimed US munitions supplies are "virtually unlimited" and said reporting otherwise is "fake news".
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Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirmsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, US Patriot air defence systems, seen here at Raytheon headquarters in Massachusetts, have been heavily used in the Iran war. ByBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Published38 minutes agoThe US defence department's inspector general says the war with Iran has led to "shortfalls" in munitions and a bottleneck in resupply, contradicting President Donald Trump who has repeatly denied the US is facing shortages. Trump has claimed US munitions supplies are "virtually unlimited" and said reporting otherwise is "fake news". But the independent watchdog said the US spent more than $22 billion on munitions from February through June, leading to "strategic inventory shortfalls".
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