Report to Congress on U.S. Munitions and Missile Defense Amid Iran Conflict

The following is the March 12, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Military Operations Against Iran: Munitions and Missile Defense.  From the Report Congress has expressed interest in the status of the U.S. military’s inventories of munitions (e.g., ammunition, bombs, missiles, torpedoes, anti-aircraft weapons, missile interceptors). Since the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28, 2026, some Members of Congress have sought information on the stockpiles and availability of U.S. weapons from the Department of Defense (DOD, which is “using a secondary Department of War designation,” under Executive Order 14347 dated September 5, 2025). Some