The US Pentagon details the Iran war cost 33.4 billion dollars. That spending created gaps in key weapons and ammunition . A US watchdog agency verified the shortfall in ammunition . It also tallied impacts on weapons stockpiles and military bases .

Oil prices might jump, in the view of market observers , as the conflict rattles oil shipping lanes in the Middle East. In China, oil throughput rose in August. Fuel exports bounced back in the same period.

Within Trump's US supporters, an age gap in views on the war has emerged. Older and younger groups see the conflict differently . The official toll was estimated at 33.4 billion dollars. The munitions shortfall stemmed from the conflict . The impact on military bases was included in the watchdog's findings . The conflict has created an age gap in opinions.