President Donald Trump reportedly fumed at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week over a weapons shortfall that could hinder U.S. military operations against Iran — eventually also raging at the Pentagon’s second-in-command in an alleged call that resulted in a crisis meeting by the department on the matter.During the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland, the president demanded Hegseth explain why he was misled on the military’s munitions shortage that now threatens to undermine Trump’s bombing campaign in the Iran war, sources told The Washington Post on Wednesday.The Pentagon has used up a significant amount of its offensive and defensive missile stockpiles in its war against Iran, specifically long-range guided missiles and air-defense interceptors. Trump told Hegseth at the retreat he thought the shortage “had been fixed,” according to the Post.The president made an angry call to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg on Friday after his talk with Hegseth, NBC News reported on Thursday. Trump reportedly insisted Feinberg tell him how he’s fixing the munitions issue — expressing frustration the shortfall is impacting his combat operations — and even suggested the Pentagon’s second-in-command be fired.The call resulted in Feinberg quickly assembling a crisis meeting with top military and defense acquisition officials to address the depletion, which the deputy has taken a leading role in ensuring gets fixed, four people told NBC News.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland, on Friday.Jacquelyn Martin via Associated PressA spokesperson for the Pentagon would not comment on the Post or NBC News reports to HuffPost. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the clash “100% fake news.” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell told NBC News its story is “a complete fabrication” and that Hegseth and Feinberg “continue to work side by side to execute President Trump’s agenda.”The Pentagon has faced increased scrutiny over the lack of transparency around the toll of Trump’s monthslong war with Iran. Hegseth has denied repeatedly that munitions are depleted, held zero press conferences, reclassified service member casualties, and failed to disclose how many targets were actually hit by recent U.S. airstrikes — all while demanding tens of billions of dollars to continue funding operations.On Sunday, Trump said he called off a major military operation he described as “the biggest attack since World War II” to apparently allow for negotiations with Iran and Gulf allies over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Iran denied any negotiations with the U.S., saying instead it was speaking with Oman about potentially securing such a deal.Overnight, the president claimed on Truth Social that the U.S. has “massive amounts” of munitions and that “large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed.” “The ‘leakers’ of these treasonous statements are being hunted down,” Trump said. “Long term jail sentences will be sought!”RelatedDonald TrumpIran warPete Hegsethdefense department