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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated there is no shortage of American will or materiel for U.S. kinetic engagement against the Iranian regime.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Aug 20, 1:30 AM

Outlets disagree on this: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated there is no shortage of American will or materiel for U.S. kinetic engagement; CNN, Reuters, and the Washington Post report the war has burned through supplies including interceptors, with nearly 80% of THAAD missile inventory exhausted, directly contradicting claims of no materiel shortage.

Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.

How each outlet reported it