Trump says he thinks war with Iran will end 'pretty soon'

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that he believed the war ‌with Iran would be over soon and ⁠said the armed forces were experiencing issues ‌with supplies of some ‌weapons.

"I think it's going to end pretty soon. I don't think they can ​go much longer," Trump said in the Oval Office in a reference ⁠to Iran.

Reuters reported on Tuesday that the U.S. Army ​had used up much of its global stockpile of highly accurate long-range ​missiles during its five-month ‌war with Iran.

When asked about the status of munitions stockpiles, Trump ⁠said the country had an almost unlimited supply of certain weapons but acknowledged inventories ⁠of others were limited.

"We have certain types of ​munitions that are very powerful, that we have unlimited, virtual unlimited supply. We have others where ‌it's a little bit tighter," Trump said.

Trump said U.S. defense companies ‌were building more production plants, including ⁠facilities for Patriot ‌and Tomahawk missiles.

(Reporting ​by Jacob Bogage in Washington, writing by Jasper Ward;Editing by David ‌Ljunggren)

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