The US Pentagon reports the Iran war cost 33.4 billion dollars. That spending caused severe shortages in strategic munitions. A US watchdog agency backed up the finding of depleted stocks. It also measured the damage to weapons reserves and military installations .

Oil prices might jump, in the view of market observers , as the conflict disrupts supply routes in the Middle East. In China, oil throughput increased in August. Fuel exports rebounded in the same period.

Within Trump's US supporters, a generational divide on the war has emerged. Older and younger groups see the conflict differently . The official toll was set at 33.4 billion dollars. The munitions shortfall was tied to the war . The impact on military bases was included in the watchdog's findings . The conflict has divided the political base .