The U.S. Congressional Budget Office confirmed today, Tuesday, that the war on Iran has depleted weapon stockpiles, including interceptor missiles, at a time when White House President Donald Trump emphasizes that air defense stockpiles have not been depleted.
The office stated in press comments, which "Video News Agency" has reviewed, that the first five months of the war in Iran cost the War Department $38 billion.
It indicated that the cost of the conflict will range between $2 billion and $3 billion monthly.
On Monday, Trump stated that the United States is producing advanced weapons at "unprecedented" levels, and that new systems and missiles are being delivered daily to U.S. forces in the Middle East and other areas, in an attempt to reassure public opinion.
Trump wrote in a post on his platform "Truth Social" that he received a report indicating that the United States is currently producing weapons more advanced than ever before, and that defense industry factories are operating "around the clock and seven days a week," alongside the establishment of new large-scale factories.
He stated that a key aspect of the increased production focuses on "Patriot" missiles, "THAAD" systems, "Tomahawk" missiles, and other missile systems, emphasizing that the United States already possesses "large quantities" of them in its stockpiles.
The "Los Angeles Times" reported, based on estimates from the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, that U.S. forces consumed about 60% of advanced defense missiles designated to protect U.S. forces during the first five months of the war with Iran.