U.S. Has 'Burned Through' Eye-Popping Amount of Munitions During Trump's Iran War: Report [View all]
Source: MEDIAite
Apr 23rd, 2026, 9:02 pm
The United States has used a staggering amount of its weapons cache in the war with Iran, spending millions and blowing through a large chunk of its stockpile in the two months since the conflict began.
The ongoing conflict with Iran has lasted barely eight weeks, yet in that time the U.S. has fired off a truly stunning number of missiles, a report from The New York Times found. Over a thousand Precision Strike and ground-based missiles were deployed in the war, an amount that emptied the U.S. tranche to such an extent that congressional officials and Defense Department estimates showed concern.
“Since the Iran war began in late February, the United States has burned through around 1,100 of its long-range stealth cruise missiles built for a war with China, close to the total number remaining in the U.S. stockpile,” the report read. “The military has fired off more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, roughly 10 times the number it currently buys each year.”
Munitions have been used to the point where bombs have had to be sent from Asian and European commands to accommodate U.S. needs, draining their own weapons supplies and, crucially, their surveillance capabilities. The U.S. has also reportedly pulled large amounts of missiles and interceptors from South Korea.
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Link to NYT article - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/iran-war-cost-military.html
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