The President of the United States, DONALD J. TRUMP, Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, met today with High Ranking Representatives of Israel and Lebanon in the Oval Office.

The Meeting went very well!

The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah.

The Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by THREE WEEKS.

I look forward in the near future to hosting the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, and the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun.

It was a Great Honor to be a participant at this very Historic Meeting!

President DONALD J. TRUMP

The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino.

I am not happy with any of that stuff.

They have predictive markets. It's a crazy world. It's a much different world than it was.

As one source familiar with the military planning put it, “Unless you can unequivocally prove that 100% of Iran’s military capability is destroyed… it will come down to how badly [Trump] is willing to accept the risk and start pushing ships through the strait."

The scale of consumption has forced the Pentagon to redirect weapons, missiles, and systems from commands in Europe and Asia to support operations in the Middle East.

These transfers have reduced readiness elsewhere:
In Europe, stockpiles critical for NATO’s eastern flank and deterrence against Russia have been depleted, while shortages of surveillance and attack drones and reduced training exercises are impacting operational capability.

In Asia, the impact is even greater: assets including Patriot and THAAD interceptors have been moved from key locations, including South Korea, weakening defenses against regional threats like North Korea’s growing missile threat. Naval forces have also been shifted, including the redeployment of a carrier strike group and Marine units from the Pacific.

At the same time, replenishment efforts are lagging. While the Pentagon has secured long-term agreements with defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin to increase production—aiming to “quadruple” output of precision-guided munitions and missile interceptors—actual expansion has stalled due to pending congressional funding. Until that funding is approved, increase in production cannot fully begin.

Officials warn that rebuilding inventories could take years, leaving some arsenals “worrisomely low” and raising broader concerns about the U.S. ability to handle multiple high-intensity conflicts simultaneously.