The question of America’s munitions shortage has dominated coverage of the Iran war in recent days. After President Donald Trump retreated from further strikes against Tehran last week, administration officials blamed depleted weapons stockpiles for forcing his hand. We were also shocked—shocked!—to learn one of the alleged reasons Trump decided to stop bombing Iran on Friday night: a shortage of key munitions. CNN and the Journal corroborated the claims about Caine, with CNN adding that Vice President J.D. In an “analysis” article posted on Monday, CNN’s senior political reporter, Aaron Blake, argued that the question of “munitions stockpiles” had become “pivotal” to U.S. planning.