US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the American military was facing a munitions stockpile shortage, saying on Sunday that it was a “manufactured story” peddled by the media.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Service Committee earlier this year that replenishing the stockpile could take "months and years."

Hegseth rambled on about how the U.S. was well stocked with munitions despite the Iran war dragging on.

Pete Hegseth and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) offered different assessments of the health of the United States’s current munitions stockpiles on Sunday.

"You testified under oath that it would take years to rebuild those stockpiles."

The Pentagon said last month that the cost of the war with Iran had climbed to nearly $29 billion.

Concerns over the Middle East war straining US weapons stockpiles deepened last month after Acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao cited the conflict as a reason for pausing arms sales…

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the American military was facing a munitions stockpile shortage, saying on Sunday that it was a “manufactured story” peddled by the…

U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth dismisses media claims of munitions shortages amid ongoing tensions in West Asia and arms sales delays.