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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith Washington bureau chief

Trump denies US low on key munitions in war with Iran after reports of shortages

people walk through a destroyed university building
The damaged Shahid Beheshti University following a military strike carried out by the US and Israel in the Velenjak district of Tehran, Iran, in April. Photograph: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images

Donald Trump has lashed out at reports that the US is running short of key munitions in its war with Iran, threatening long prison sentences for officials who leak information about the military’s weapons stocks.

The US president claimed on Thursday that the US had “massive amounts” of ammunition and said more was being manufactured and shipped to the region, as his frustration over the conflict spilled into a public attack on the media.

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