US munitions, Max Miller, Ceuta and Infantino's future
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Hi, I'm Kim Vinnell in Whanganui, New Zealand. It's Tuesday, August 4th. Today, Reuters finds the US has used most of its precision missiles in its war with Iran. Accusations against Ohio Congressman Max Miller put a once-safe Republican seat back in play. The EU meets to discuss the Te Uta migrant surge. And FIFA's Infantino looks for support after his failed proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. We begin with a Reuters exclusive on the impact of the war with Iran on the US's military stockpile. According to sources, in the last five months, the US has burned through most of its precision missile stockpiles.
And that's causing concern inside the Trump administration about America's ability to respond to other threats. National security reporter Erin Banco has more.
So what our data suggests is that the U.S. is running low on these long-range missiles that are extremely accurate. And what that means in turn is that the U.S. might have to turn to alternate methods of fighting the war on Iran, which could bring American lives closer to the front line. Presumably, we'd see more fighter jets. We'd see more bombardments from the air. And so it leaves the administration with a big question, right? How do we continue to fight the war on Iran in a way that is both effective and also doesn't risk as many lives? And one thing they're looking at is trying to ramp up production.
Erin says the depleted munitions may be one of the reasons why President Trump reversed course on planned strikes in recent weeks.
There have been a lot of factors that have gone in decision making inside the White House. One of those factors being conversations with his Joint Chiefs and with the Pentagon about our stockpile. It's a real live issue that has been folded into the debate in recent weeks about the extent to which the U.S. can and should continue fighting with Iran. It's not the only factor, but it is one of the factors.
President Trump says negotiations with Iran are now taking place, although Iran's foreign ministry says no such talks are happening or are planned. In Ohio, a once-secure Republican seat in the U.S. House is looking uncertain. Ohio Congressman Max Miller is in the spotlight after his former father-in-law, Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, publicly accused him of abusing Moreno's daughter. Moreno says Miller should no longer serve in Congress and that he fears for his granddaughter's safety. Our reporter Mike Spector says the allegation threatened to put what had been a safe Republican seat in play this November.
Max Miller has been dogged by these accusations for some time for allegedly scalding his ex-wife with boiling water. Apparently one accusation at one point about physically abusing their daughter to the point that it broke their young toddler daughter's collarbone.
Miller denies the allegations. In a social media video on Sunday, he disputed his ex-wife's allegations and vowed to remain in the congressional race.
Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, Max Miller's former father-in-law, had been silent for some time and sidestepping questions about the abuse allegations swirling around Max Miller. Over the weekend, he broke his silence in a significant way, said Max Miller should not serve in Congress. So that really ratcheted up the stakes because Wednesday is a deadline for Republicans to potentially replace Max Miller on the ballot. in a congressional race that, according to polls, has been very close. Max Miller ahead by a little bit, but all before Senator Moreno said he should no longer serve in Congress.
Two people have died in Michigan from the widening cyclosporiasis outbreak that's causing severe diarrhea, nausea and other gastrointestinal issues. The illness is not generally life-threatening. Both individuals had significant underlying health conditions, according to the Michigan Health Department. Michigan is reporting more than 11,000 outbreak-linked cases this week, up less than 500 last Friday.
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