India, Oct. 3 -- US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly had a tense exchange over the state of American weapons stockpiles during the early weeks of the Iran war, according to a report by TIME.

The reported confrontation took place in April, when Trump summoned Hegseth and other senior military officials to the Oval Office for an update on the conflict.

What happened between Trump and Hegseth?

According to sources cited by TIME, Trump was presented with information about the pace at which US munitions were reportedly being used during the war. Trump reportedly showed Hegseth a New York Times article that claimed the US military was rapidly depleting certain weapons, including Patriot air-defence interce...