🔶 Pentagon: The war with Iran cost the United States $33.4 billion

🔶 Pentagon: The war with Iran cost the United States $33.4 billion

The U.S. Department of Defense inspector general has confirmed that the war with Iran, which began on February 28, has led to shortages of munitions and bottlenecks in the U.S. military supply chain.

This report, prepared at the request of Congress, examines the period from the start of the war on February 28 to June 30. According to U.S. media, the report is among the first official and public assessments of the costs, scope, and military consequences of the war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran. The Pentagon inspector general’s report shows that this war not only had heavy financial costs, but also affected the operational capability of the U.S. Army, the State Department, and other government institutions.

According to this report, the war with Iran cost the United States about $33.4 billion. This figure does not include the cost of repairing damaged facilities.

Of this total, $22.3 billion was related to munitions expended, $3.7 billion to the loss of equipment, and $7.4 billion to other costs. The U.S. Department of Defense inspector general has said that the war with Iran led to munitions shortages and limitations in the supply chain.

The report says that the Pentagon is working to simplify the procurement process, reduce production time, stockpile critical materials and parts, and also maintain certain selected munitions for rapid response to possible crises.

This section of the report indicates that munitions consumption in the war with Iran has put pressure on the U.S. military’s planning in the areas of supplying and replacing weapons.

One of the important points of the report is the official confirmation by the Iranian attack on the main logistics support center of the U.S. Navy in Bahrain. According to the report, Iran had targeted this center with drones and ballistic missiles. This is among the first official confirmations by a U.S. government body about the targeting of this important military facility in the region.

The Pentagon inspector general’s report also addresses the damage inflicted on U.S. military equipment, aircraft, and other assets in the first four months of the war.

According to the report, at least 30 large U.S. drones were destroyed during the war. The report also examines damage to aircraft, military equipment, and some U.S. bases in the region.