Trump Denies US Munitions Shortage, Vows to Jail 'Leakers'

President Trump on Thursday rejected reports that the war with Iran has left the United States short of key munitions, and said the people who disclosed the information would be prosecuted.

"The U.S. has massive amounts of 'munitions,' especially of certain types," Mr. Trump wrote in an early morning post on his Truth Social platform. "Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country's history. The 'leakers' of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long term jail sentences will be sought!"

Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told CBS News that the United States has used nearly all of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war, including virtually all of its Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, and Precision Strike Missiles. Reuters was first to report that the U.S. had expended "virtually all" of its long-range precision missiles during Operation Epic Fury.

The sources described dwindling stockpiles of defensive interceptors and long-range missiles as a pressure point inside the administration, and said the U.S. cannot sustain the rate at which it expended precision munitions early in the war. U.S. officials said the most pressing concern involves Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptors, which have been used faster than industry can replace them.

A July report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated the U.S. had 2,330 Patriot interceptors before the war and between 759 and 827 by the end of July. The same report estimated the THAAD inventory fell from 452 before the war to between 234 and 278 as of July 27. Another recent CSIS report estimates it could take until at least mid-2029 to return to prewar levels for both.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement to CBS News that "America's military is the most powerful in the world and has everything it needs to execute at the time and place of the President's choosing."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has previously dismissed such concerns, telling "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 14 that "that is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle."

Late Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied a Washington Post report that Mr. Trump and Hegseth had a heated exchange about munitions shortages on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday.