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The U.S. is using more of its resources to defend Israel than Israel is itself, according to U.S. officials who spoke to The Washington Post <\/em>on Thursday. <\/p>\n

The officials disclosed that the U.S. military has depleted much of its missile-defense inventory after using far more of the weaponry to defend Israel throughout the war on Iran than Israel has used itself. <\/p>\n

The U.S. has launched more than 200 THAAD missiles, approximately half of the Pentagon\u2019s total stock, as well as over 100 Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-6 interceptors fired from naval vessels in the Mediterranean. Israel, on the other hand, fired fewer than 100 of its Arrow interceptors and around 90 David\u2019s Sling interceptors \u2014 often firing these second-rate missiles when countering rockets fired by Hezbollah or the Houthis, and preserving its higher-end interceptors. <\/p>\n

This raises questions both about the U.S.\u2019s relationship with Israel as well as the U.S.\u2019s use of weapons throughout the war on Iran. <\/p>\n

Israel, the U.S.\u2019s closest ally in the region since the 1979 Iranian Revolution that overthrew Iran\u2019s U.S.-backed Shah, reportedly pressured Trump to begin the war on Iran. Netanyahu\u2019s administration has consistently pushed for a more aggressive approach, demanding that the war resume and even suggesting the need for ground troops to invade Iran. On Tuesday, Trump and Netanyahu spoke in a \u201ctense conversation\u201d that highlighted their divergent views on the way forward, after Trump canceled his latest planned strikes on Iran. <\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Trump insisted that he had the final word, saying of Netanyahu on Wednesday, \u201cHe\u2019ll do whatever I want him to do.\u201d <\/p>\n

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But the U.S.\u2019s depletion of its own missiles in defense of Israel show both its prioritization of Israel as well as its reckless use of weaponry throughout the war. <\/p>\n

Earlier in May, concerns were raised about the U.S.\u2019s use of weapons stockpiles throughout the war on Iran. Department of Defense reports showed that the military had depleted much of its stocks of Tomahawks, Patriots, and other munitions that could take years to replenish. <\/p>\n

Pete Hegseth denied these reports, saying on May 12, \u201cWe have all the munitions needed to execute what we need to execute.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe munitions issue has been foolishly and unhelpfully overstated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the start of the war, Trump said that the U.S. has \u201cvirtually unlimited\u201d munitions that would allow it to fight wars \u201cforever.\u201d He claimed that stockpiles of medium and upper-grade munitions have \u201cnever been higher or better.\u201d <\/p>\n

But the Trump administration has consistently repeated falsehoods throughout the course of its war, both about its own performance and Iran\u2019s weaknesses.<\/p>\n

Hegseth and Trump have both downplayed the deaths of U.S. troops at military bases struck by Iran in the region as well as the extent of the damage to these bases. And they have claimed to have \u201cdecimated\u201d Iran\u2019s military and missile stockpiles, while reports have found that its missile stockpile is still largely intact. <\/p>\n

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