According to news from the United States on the 26th, multiple American officials revealed that during a meeting on the 24th with senior aides and cabinet officials to discuss expanding military actions against Iran, President Trump faced concerns and opposition from Vice President Pence, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, and most of his staff. After the meeting, Trump decided not to resume large-scale strikes against Iran. Several officials expressed worries that resuming large-scale strikes against Iran would further deplete the already strained ammunition stockpiles of the U.S. military.
It was reported that the core topic of the meeting on the 24th was to discuss the ongoing depletion of the U.S. military's inventory of "Patriot" air defense system interceptors and other air defense weapons. General Milley warned that if large-scale strikes against Iran were to occur again, the number of "Patriot" interceptors available to U.S. forces in the Middle East would become critically low. Other sources indicated that Vice President Pence expressed concerns about large-scale strikes against Iran during the meeting. A senior government official mentioned that Iranian ballistic missiles recently breached U.S. air defense systems, resulting in the deaths of three U.S. soldiers stationed in Jordan.
The New York Times reported at the end of April that the U.S. military had already consumed over 1,200 "Patriot" interceptors in the conflict with Iran, with each costing over $4 million, and that its inventory had fallen to a "concerning level." Other U.S. media outlets have also disclosed that the consumption of the U.S. military's main weapon ammunition stockpiles is high, while replenishment is slow.
Trump's advisory team is concerned that resuming large-scale strikes against Iran would inevitably provoke severe retaliation, putting immense pressure on U.S. air defense systems in the Middle East. They suggested continuing negotiations with Iran. One U.S. official stated that almost no one on Trump's team believes that launching large-scale strikes against Iran would be a wise move. An anonymous senior official believes that launching large-scale strikes against Iran would not force it back to the negotiating table but would only unify Iran further in its external stance. Other officials worry that expanding military actions against Iran could ignite conflict in a larger region of the Middle East, with key regional allies vulnerable to Iranian retaliation opposing such actions, potentially leading to energy and refugee crises that would impact the global economy.
美国官员，包括特朗普总统，在2023年4月24日的会议上决定不恢复对伊朗的大规模军事打击，原因是对弹药耗尽和潜在报复的担忧。美国在冲突中已经使用了超过1200枚爱国者导弹，这引发了对美国在中东部队战备状态的担忧。讨论强调了与伊朗继续谈判而非军事升级的必要性。
- 美国官员对恢复对伊朗的大规模打击表示担忧。
- 美国在与伊朗的冲突中已耗尽超过1200枚爱国者导弹。
- 对伊朗报复和地区不稳定的潜在风险提出了担忧。