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President Donald Trump's administration has rejected claims that the war in Iran has severely depleted America's missile stockpiles.

He added that “nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a deal, or total surrender, is accomplished.”

President Trump said the United States will seek control of the Strait of Hormuz and operate the waterway as tension between the U.S. and Iran grows.

Trump acknowledged some US munitions are in "tighter" supply after the Iran war but insisted the country has ample backup weapons and unlimited stockpiles of key systems, as he sought additional funding from Congress.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries' eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway.

Trump threatened Tehran with "decapitation" Monday, before Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have struck a Saudi airport.

There have been conflicting signals from the US and Iran, with Tehran denying President Trump's assertion that talks are under way.