1. The first official US accounting of the Iran war admits its munitions are running low

The first official US accounting of the Iran war admits its munitions are running low

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  • The US military faces ammunition shortages after spending $22.3 billion on munitions during the Iran war.
  • A Pentagon watchdog said the war caused strategic stockpile shortfalls and exposed defence industry bottlenecks.
  • The US spent an estimated $33.4 billion on the Iran war between February 28 and June 30.
  • It could take around three years to restore advanced missile and interceptor stocks to pre-war levels.

Source: edition.cnn.com

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