# Adam Smith

Pentagon Warns Prolonged Strikes on Iran Could Exhaust U.S. Air-Defense Stocks and Ignite Wider Conflict

U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered IRGC reprisals and prompted Pentagon officials to warn that following a weeks-long strike tempo could exhaust U.S. air-defense interceptors. Lawmakers and military leaders say depleted stocks would limit Washington’s ability to protect forces and allies and raise the prospect of an uncontrollable regional escalation.