Anna Kelly
White House principal deputy press secretary under President Donald Trump.
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Why does the White House deny reports that Iran is rebuilding its missiles?
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Anna Kelly speaks for The White House on the Iran war. In October 2026 she rejected Western officials' assessment, reported by Bloomberg, that Iran had kept its missile and drone production and could quickly rebuild its stocks.
Kelly is the White House principal deputy press secretary, second to the press secretary. She was a spokeswoman for Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, and before that worked for the Republican National Committee and Representative Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin.
She has set out The Administration's line on Hormuz as well as on Iran's arsenal. In June she said "Iran cannot toll the strait, which is an international waterway", rejecting both Oman's voluntary fee plan and Iran's compulsory one.
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