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(Photo by Jim WATSON \/ AFP)\"><\/div><figcaption>US President Donald Trump speaks in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States [Jim Watson\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\"><a class=\"avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\/author\/joseph_stepansky_170108112414933\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/profile-pic-fix.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span><a href=\"\/author\/joseph_stepansky_170108112414933\">Joseph Stepansky<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>United States President Donald Trump has vowed to hunt down \u201cleakers\u201d after several news reports detailing a dangerous depletion of munitions stockpiles amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>While several reports had previously documented munitions depletions since the war began on February 28, the latest reports painted a more <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/5\/us-officials-push-back-on-reports-of-dangerously-low-munitions-supplies\">dire picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/5\/why-are-us-republicans-losing-faith-in-war-secretary-pete-hegseth\">Why are US Republicans losing faith in War Secretary Pete Hegseth?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/8\/5\/war-on-iran-us-iran-deal-edges-closer\">War on Iran: US-Iran deal edges closer<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/8\/6\/could-the-iran-war-derail-donald-trumps-legacy\">Could the Iran war derail Donald Trump\u2019s legacy?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Reuters news agency and CBS News reported that the military had burned through nearly all of its offensive Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMSs) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs), which experts said could require relying on more perilous close-range and aerial attacks in the event of a renewed escalation.<\/p>\n<p>A CNN report showing low levels of Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors has caused greater concern, with experts noting there is no viable short-term alternative to the air defence missiles. Replenishments of pre-war stockpiles are expected to take years.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Trump on Thursday again denied that the US faced any strategic disadvantage when it came to weapons stores after five months of war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US has massive amounts of \u2018munitions,\u2019 especially of certain types,\u201d Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201clarge amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed\u201d and that defence contractors are \u201cbuilding the largest number of plants and factories in our country\u2019s history\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2018leakers\u2019 of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long-term jail sentences will be sought!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US president did not provide further details on the claims, although experts have warned that even with an influx of funding, it will likely take at least three years to restore Patriot and THAAD interceptors to pre-war levels.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Only Japan and Germany currently have licences to produce Patriot interceptors. No other country produces THAAD interceptors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CNN\u2019s report, released on Tuesday, said that the US military had depleted 80 percent of the THAAD interceptors it had prior to the war and about half of its Patriot interceptors. Sources described the levels as \u201cdangerously low\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth described the information as \u201cnot true\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, the Washington, DC-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on July 27 calculated that, as of that date, the military had just more than a third of its Patriot interceptors left and about half of its THAAD interceptors.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Al Jazeera on Wednesday, one of the authors of that analysis, retired US Marine Corps colonel Mark Cancian, said current levels of interceptors are already hurting US deterrence capabilities against military powers like China.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<p>A shortage of interceptors has also reportedly led to the military taking a more judicious approach to missile interceptions, increasing the likelihood of miscalculations, he noted. The killing of three US soldiers in an Iranian strike on a military base in Jordan on July 17 has further underscored those concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have that many left, and there are no good substitutes,\u201d Cancian said of the interceptors. \u201cIf we run out of Patriots, then the missiles get through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the latest rhetoric, the Washington Post on Thursday reported that Trump confronted Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at Camp David last week, accusing the Pentagon chief of misleading him on munitions shortages.<\/p>\n<p>White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt dismissed the report as \u201c100 percent fake news\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump speaks in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States [Jim Watson\/AFP] By Joseph Stepansky Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026 United States President Donald Trump has vowed to hunt down \u201cleakers\u201d after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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