Donald Trump claims America has ‘unlimited’ weapons to fight Iran forever, but his own military is worried they’ll run out of weapons

President Trump recently claimed that the U.S. can fight wars “forever” using its “virtually unlimited” supply of weapons. This came just days after the military’s top general raised serious concerns about America’s weapons stockpiles, as the U.S. and Israel’s conflict with Iran continues.

According to Forbes, Trump posted on Truth Social saying that U.S. munitions stockpiles, specifically at the “medium and upper medium grade,” have “never been higher or better.” He added that the U.S. has “a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons,” and that “Wars can be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully, using just these supplies.”

However, Trump also acknowledged a gap. He said that while the U.S. has a “good supply” of its highest-end weapons, “we are not where we want to be.” He blamed his predecessor Joe Biden, claiming Biden “spent all of his time, and our Country’s money, GIVING everything to…Zelenskyy of Ukraine,” and didn’t “bother to replace it.”

Trump’s confidence clashes sharply with what the Pentagon is actually worried about right now

Just days before Trump’s post, the military’s top general flagged a serious problem with the country’s weapons stockpile while planning the U.S. operation against Iran. The main concern is the stock of air defense interceptors, which are critical for defending against Iran’s ongoing wave of ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting Middle Eastern countries where U.S. forces are based.

The U.S. military’s THAAD antimissile defense system is currently deployed in both Israel and Jordan. However, there are growing concerns inside the Pentagon about the availability of THAAD’s interceptor missiles. The military is also working to replenish its stocks of Patriot and Standard Missile interceptors, the latter of which can shoot down ballistic missiles even above Earth’s atmosphere.

Reports show that U.S. missile stockpiles are depleting rapidly, and the numbers keeping generals up at night go beyond just the Iran conflict. Trump has also shifted his stated timeline for the Iran conflict several times. On Sunday, he told news outlets the campaign would last four to five weeks. 

On Monday, he said he hoped it wouldn’t last too long and claimed “we’re a little ahead of schedule.” Later that same day, speaking at a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, he again mentioned the “four to five weeks” timeline but added, “we have the capability to go far longer than that.” 

Meanwhile, world leaders backing Trump on Iran’s destabilizing role signals that international support for the U.S. position is growing, even as calls for de-escalation continue. On the question of ground troops in Iran, Trump told the New York Post that he doesn’t have “the yips” about putting boots on the ground, but also said the operation “probably” won’t need them.