"President Donald Trump ominously said on Monday that the U.S. has the weaponry to fight "forever," as the administration's refusal to state a definitive timeline or end goals for its war on Iran sparks worries of yet another prolonged, disastrous U.S. conflict in the Middle East."
"In a post on Truth Social just before midnight on Tuesday, Trump said that the U.S. has a "virtually unlimited supply" of munitions - which reports have said is not true - that would allow the U.S. to continue fighting indefinitely. "Wars can be fought 'forever,' and very successfully, using just these supplies (which are better than other countries finest arms!)," Trump wrote."
"According to Responsible Statecraft, the U.S. depleted a huge amount of its missile stockpiles in operations against the Houthis in 2025, as well as through heavy use of interceptors to defend Israel from strikes from Iran in 2024."
The Trump administration has not articulated specific objectives or timelines for ending its conflict with Iran, creating concerns about prolonged military engagement in the Middle East. President Trump stated the U.S. possesses weaponry to fight indefinitely and claimed a virtually unlimited munitions supply, though reports contradict this claim. Trump contradicted himself by criticizing Biden for depleting munitions sent to Ukraine while ignoring his own depletion of U.S. missile stockpiles through operations against the Houthis, defense of Israel, and strikes across multiple countries. The lack of defined war goals and exit strategy mirrors patterns of previous costly U.S. military interventions in the region.
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