Trump denies US low on key munitions in war with Iran after reports of shortages

President’s comment come after report he had demanded answers from Pete Hegseth over alleged shortages Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has lashed out at reports that the US is running short of key munitions in its war with Iran, threatening long prison sentences for officials who leak information about the military’s weapons stocks. The US president claimed on Thursday that the US had “massive amounts” of ammunition and said more was being manufactured and shipped to the region, as his frustration over the conflict spilled into a public attack on the media. “Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country’s history,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, without providing evidence or details about the specific weapons in question. His remarks came after a report that he had demanded answers from his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, over alleged shortages at a cabinet meeting last Friday at Camp David, the US presidential retreat in Maryland. Trump told Hegseth he felt misled because he believed the problem “had been fixed”, according to the Washington Post newspaper, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the exch