In conditions where the U.S. battle against the Islamic Republic has placed heavy pressure on the stockpiles of some of the United States’ air defense and missile defense munitions—more even than the war in Ukraine—the U.S. Department of War has asked major weapons-producing companies to submit specific programs to increase munitions production capacity as quickly as possible.

Hossein Aghaei, a member of the editorial board of Iran International, has addressed reports about a shortage of U.S. munitions in a “supplement,” and explains what such a war would look like if it were to occur.