How destroyed jets and drones helped cause cost of Iran war to reach $33.4bn

• A Defense Department inspector general report reveals the US military faces strategic weapons shortages due to its war on Iran.
• The conflict, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, has cost Washington an estimated $33.4 billion, primarily driven by expended munitions.
• Operation Epic Fury exposed critical industrial base bottlenecks and munitions resupply shortfalls between February 28 and June 30.
• The US military lost dozens of aircraft, including four destroyed F-15 fighter jets and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones.
• Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of structures at US bases across eight Middle Eastern countries.

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Iran-US war latest: US military facing weapons shortages after dozens of aircraft destroyed as cost of war hits $33bn