UN ambassador Mike Waltz says Trump is giving Iran talks space and denies US munitions shortages amid ongoing strikes.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is giving negotiations with Iran ‘some space,’ his UN ambassador said Sunday, while dismissing reports that the United States was rationing munitions over supply concerns.
UN ambassador Mike Waltz told Fox News Sunday that the United States remained ‘locked and loaded’ for more attacks, with additional assets moved into the region. But Trump is ‘giving talks some space, giving it a little bit of room,’ he said.
Prior to Friday, the US military had announced strikes on Iran for 13 consecutive nights, in the largest rekindling of the war since an April ceasefire. No new strikes were announced over the last two days.
Waltz also appeared on NBC News’ Meet the Press, where he was asked about reports that the US military was rationing some weaponry over supply concerns. The ambassador initially responded by pointing the finger at former president Joe Biden, noting that ‘a lot of stockpiles were depleted’ when Trump took office last year.
Pressed on whether he would acknowledge a current shortage amid the Iran war, Waltz repeatedly denied. ‘I want to be crystal clear. The US military, and I’ve verified this every which way, has everything that it needs to conduct this campaign as effectively as it needs to be,’ he asserted. ‘The people that are leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail,’ he added.
