US can’t return to all-out war against Iran amid missile shortages: Pentagon official
An American official has stressed that the US does not have enough missiles to return to an all-out war with Iran, amid reports of President Donald Trump’s plan for a “wider war” in the region.
The official, familiar with Washington’s plan, said the offensive would be limited due to dwindling stockpiles of air defense and long-range munitions.
“We do not have enough to safely sustain operations, and I don’t think the White House is aware of that,” the official told The Washington Post.
The warning comes as Trump is considering his options to launch a “wider war” against Iran as more American warplanes are deployed to West Asia.
American F-16 fighter jets from Germany and F-35 jets from Britain were being deployed to the region, the New York Times cited officials as saying, adding that aerial refueling aircraft were also on the way.
Experts have warned that, besides a lack of missiles, the US is unprepared for ground offensives inside Iran, which Trump refused to rule out last week.
On the home front, Americans are growing increasingly frustrated with Trump over his handling of the war.
According to a new public survey, Trump’s approval ratings remain stuck at 37 percent, and most Americans do not believe rising fuel prices will return to normal.
Over the past few days, the terrorist US military has conducted waves of deadly strikes on southern Iran and reinstated a blockade of Iranian ports in flagrant violation of a war-termination deal.
In response, Iranian armed forces have launched heavy reprisal attacks against strategic American targets across the region, declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed “until further notice” and at least until “the end of US interference in the region.”
At least 3 US troops were killed over the weekend in retaliatory Iranian strikes in Iraq and Jordan. Dozens more are believed to have been injured in the strikes.
Citing US officials, the New York Times reported that the Pentagon had not disclosed the injuries or the scale of the damage inflicted, despite the government’s obligation to inform the public about the war.
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