# Trump believes Pentagon chief misleads him about weapons stockpiles — media

https://mins.news/en/item/14731

- TASS, 2026-08-06 03:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2169501

> A newspaper report says the United States used more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles during the first weeks of its war against Iran. It also says over 1,000 THAAD and Patriot interceptors were fired in that period. Against this backdrop, the report portrays Donald Trump as believing that the Pentagon chief has misled him about the country’s weapons stockpiles. The account highlights the scale of weapons use and concerns over the accuracy of inventory information.

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