President Donald Trump said on Monday that wars “could be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully” solely with munitions stockpiles, as the US engages in major combat operations against Iran.
In a late-night Truth Social post, Trump praised the US’ supply quantities of “medium and upper medium grade” weapons. It’s not immediately clear exactly which munitions or weapons he was referring to.
“As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons. Wars can be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully, using just these supplies (which are better than other countries finest arms!),” he added.
His comments come amid global uncertainty over how long the US and Israel’s war with Iran will last.
Earlier on Monday, Trump told reporters that the campaign could last four to five weeks, but that the White House was prepared “to go far longer than that.”
Washington and Tel Aviv pummeled Iran with hundreds of strikes on Saturday, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the first wave of attacks.
Iran and its allies have responded by launching ballistic missiles, rockets, and drones at Israel and Gulf nations known to host US military bases. The fighting has plunged residential and tourist areas into chaos, disrupted hundreds of flights, and sent oil prices spiking.
In his Truth Social post, Trump admitted that weapons stockpile quantities are “not where we want to be.”
“Much additional high grade weaponry is stored for us in outlying countries,” he added. It’s unclear if the president was implying that the war with Iran may require munitions from other theaters.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.
The strike campaign on Iran has raised questions in some circles about remaining US stockpiles of long-range munitions, such as the Tomahawk cruise missile. There are fears that the Pentagon may need these weapons to deter a potential conflict with other adversaries, chiefly China.
US officials said they had used a wide variety of munitions, including drones, offensive missiles, and interceptors, against Iran.
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