Trump invokes Defense Production Act as Iran war burns through munitions

Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to order defense manufacturers to accelerate munitions production after U.S. forces burned through an estimated $3.7 billion in ordnance in the first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury. Pentagon officials privately warned Congress that nearly half of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missile stocks had been depleted within 16 days of the war's start. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt publicly insisted stockpiles were sufficient even as Defense Department briefers told lawmakers otherwise.