"The Pentagon: Missile stocks are good"

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth criticized a CNN report that claimed U.S. military stocks of certain ammunition had fallen to “critically low” levels during the confrontation with Iran. Hegseth focused his post on X on a news segment aired by the network, which stated that the United States had used approximately 80% of its primary interceptor missiles during the war with Iran, and that senior military leaders had warned of stockpiles dropping to alarming levels. The secretary wrote: “This news segment is false,” adding, “You should be ashamed. We don’t hate the fake news media enough.” The issue of stockpiles was raised again before U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel further strikes against Iran, despite the Department of Defense having received preliminary approval to proceed with the operation. For its part, the Pentagon denied any stockpile crisis. The White House also emphasized that U.S. forces possess “more than enough” ammunition and equipment to achieve the president’s strategic objectives, while encouraging defense industry companies to ramp up military production.