US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dismissed a CNN report claiming the Pentagon's missile defence stockpiles had fallen to critically low levels after the Iran conflict. While CNN cited sources alleging major depletion of THAAD and Patriot interceptors, Pentagon and White House officials denied the claims, insisting the US military retains sufficient capabilities for any mission.
Washington DC: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday (local time) rejected a media report claiming that the Pentagon's missile defence stockpiles had fallen to dangerously low levels.
In a post on X, Hegseth wrote, "That banner is NOT TRUE, @CNN. Shame on you. We don't hate the Fake News media enough."
His remarks came after CNN reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, that the US military has exhausted nearly 80 per cent of its inventory of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and around half of its Patriot missile interceptors since the conflict with Iran began.
According to CNN, senior US military commanders have warned that the Pentagon's munitions stockpile is "dangerously low," with key air defence systems significantly depleted during operations linked to the war with Iran.
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