US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon, WaPo reports
US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon, WaPo reports
ReutersFri, March 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM UTC
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FILE PHOTO: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, at an undisclosed location, February 28, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has fired over 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of war with Iran, burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials and prompted internal discussions about how to make more available, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
“The U.S. military has more than enough munitions, ammo, and weapons stockpiles to achieve the goals of Operation Epic Fury laid out by President Trump — and beyond," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to Reuters.
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"Nevertheless, President Trump has always been intensely focused on (strengthening) our Armed Forces and he will continue to call on defense contractors to more speedily build American-made weapons, which are the best in the world,” Leavitt's statement said.
The U.S. Department of Defense did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.
(Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham and Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Aidan Lewis and Chizu Nomiyama)
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