The Pentagon was forced to call an emergency meeting as dwindling ammunition stocks raised concerns about the United States’ ability to continue military operations against Iran.

NBC News reported, citing its sources, that the decision followed a direct call from US President Donald Trump to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, who oversees military supplies.

After receiving an angry response from Trump, Feinberg urgently summoned senior officials responsible for military procurement and defense acquisitions. The meeting was scheduled for Friday evening, August 7, with participants expected to discuss measures that could quickly address the ammunition shortage.

The Washington Post had previously reported that Trump confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after learning about problems with US weapons reserves. According to the newspaper, the shortage could restrict the military’s options in operations against Iran.

The issue reportedly led to a heated exchange at Camp David the previous week. Trump demanded an explanation for why he had received inaccurate information about the condition of American ammunition stockpiles.

The president had believed the problem had already been resolved. He later learned that the United States was running short of long-range precision-guided missiles and air defense weapons.

The depletion of these reserves was cited as one of the reasons Washington had refrained from launching further large-scale strikes against Iran in recent days.

Sources told The Washington Post that Hegseth rejected Trump’s criticism and placed responsibility on Feinberg. The defense secretary argued that his deputy had failed to give the president a complete account of the state of US arsenals.

The scale of the expenditure has been significant. According to estimates by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the United States used more than 1,500 Patriot missiles and around 200 THAAD interceptors during the war with Iran. The launches substantially reduced available air defense stocks.

CBS also reported that the US military had consumed almost all of its available long-range precision-guided missiles. The weapons involved included ATACMS missiles and the Precision Strike Missile.