U.S. Has Used “Virtually All” Its Long-Range Precision Missiles in the Iran War, Sources Tell Reuters and CBS

Reuters reported on Aug. 4, 2026, that the United States has expended “virtually all” of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war with Iran, and CBS News confirmed the account with two sources with direct knowledge. The weapons at issue are principally the Army Tactical Missile System and the Precision Strike Missile. Reuters reported the U.S. has also used a little less than half of its worldwide supply of Tomahawk cruise missiles since the war began. U.S. officials told CBS the more pressing concern is Patriot and THAAD interceptors, which have been fired faster than industry can replace them. A Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis estimated the U.S. held 2,330 Patriot interceptors before the war and between 759 and 827 at the end of July, and 452 THAAD interceptors before the war and between 234 and 278 as of July 27; a separate CSIS report estimates it could take until at least mid-2029 to rebuild pre-war inventories.

Depleted munitions bear directly on what deterrent options remain available elsewhere, and on whether public assurances match internal assessments. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the U.S. military “has everything it needs to execute at the time and place of the President’s choosing.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called reporting on stockpile shortages “a manufactured story” in June. Asked about the data, the White House issued a statement from Trump saying the U.S. has “far more munitions than anyone in the world.”

Strikes on Iran were paused as of Aug. 4 while talks over the Strait of Hormuz continued, with Trump threatening to resume large-scale attacks if U.S. terms are not met.