Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said the review is a “common-sense, pragmatic step” aimed at aligning security aid with national defence priorities. “What we’ve done here at the Department of Defense is create a framework to analyse what munitions we’re sending [and] where,” he stated during a Pentagon briefing.
Parnell emphasised the effort will support decision-making by President Donald J. Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on future military assistance. “Ultimately, our job here at the Department of Defense is to pursue the president’s ‘America First’ agenda and make sure that we achieve peace through strength throughout the world,” he said.
While specifics on future military aid to Ukraine remain undisclosed, Parnell confirmed the U.S. military retains full operational readiness. “Let it be known that our military has everything that it needs to conduct any mission, anywhere, anytime, all around the world,” he asserted.
As evidence of U.S. capability, Parnell cited Operation Midnight Hammer, conducted on 21 June 2025, which targeted Iranian nuclear sites. “Iran is much further away today from a nuclear weapon than they were before the president took bold action,” he said.
The operation involved B-2 Spirit bombers deploying 14 GBU-57 bombs on facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. “We believe, and certainly all of the intelligence [reports] that we’ve seen have led us to believe that … those facilities especially, have been completely obliterated,” Parnell noted.
Allied intelligence reportedly confirms the U.S. assessment that Iran’s nuclear programme has been delayed by approximately two years. “They share our sentiments about the degradation of Iran’s nuclear program,” Parnell said.
He added that the international community largely welcomed the operation’s outcome. “What we’ve seen … universally among our allies was them congratulating the United States, the president and secretary of defense on that bold operation,” Parnell said.
