US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon

Editor’s note: This is a developing story.

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.

“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.

Asked for comment, the Pentagon, which Trump has ordered renamed Department of War, said the military had all it required.

“The Department of War has everything it needs to execute any mission at the time and place of the President’s choosing and on any timeline,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement to Reuters.

编者按：这是一则正在更新的新闻。

据《华盛顿邮报》周五援引知情人士报道，美国军方在与伊朗的四周战争中发射了超过 850 枚战斧巡航导弹，这种精确制导武器的消耗速度令一些五角大楼官员感到震惊，并引发了内部关于如何提供更多此类武器的讨论。

路透社无法立即核实该报道。

白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特在给路透社的一份声明中表示：“美国军方拥有足够的弹药、弹药和武器储备，可以实现特朗普总统制定的‘史诗狂怒行动’的目标，甚至更多。”

“尽管如此，特朗普总统一直非常重视（加强）我们的武装部队，他将继续呼吁国防承包商加快生产美国制造的武器，这些武器是世界上最好的，”利维特的声明中说。

当被问及此事时，五角大楼（特朗普已下令将其更名为战争部）表示，军方拥有所需的一切。

五角大楼首席发言人肖恩·帕内尔在给路透社的一份声明中表示：“战争部拥有执行总统选择的任何时间、地点和时间表的任何任务所需的一切。”