Pentagon Acknowledges Ammunition Shortage Linked to War in Iran

Al-Taj News – The U.S. Department of War (Pentagon), in a report published Monday, acknowledged the existence of an “ammunition shortage” linked to the war in Iran, at a time when President Donald Trump’s administration had largely refused to confirm this over the past few months.

The Pentagon Inspector General’s report on the U.S. operation against Iran stated that “ammunition consumption during Operation +Epic Fury+ caused shortages in strategic stockpiles and exposed industrial-sector bottlenecks hindering the replenishment of ammunition stockpiles.”

At the same time, the report pointed to measures taken by the department to accelerate the pace of ammunition production.

Press reports in June had indicated that the United States was imposing restrictions on the use of its missiles, particularly interceptor missiles, but the government denied this, while Trump confirmed that his country had “huge quantities of ammunition.”

At the beginning of September, the U.S. president continued to affirm that the United States had “unlimited quantities of ammunition.”

According to the press, the ammunition shortage prompted Trump not to renew large-scale attacks against Tehran during the summer.

The Pentagon report stated that “despite the extensive use of interceptor missiles, Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and facilities at U.S. bases” in the Middle East.