US armed forces have already spent more than 47 billion dollars during the war against Iran, Reuters news agency reports, citing Pentagon data. It is noted that this estimate of costs exceeds by more than 25 percent the estimate presented by the US Department of Defense in July.
Reports of the growing costs of the war against Iran have been published on the eve of the midterm elections to be held in the US on 3 November. Republicans are trying to overcome the political consequences of the unpopular conflict. The outcome of the elections will decide which force will control Congress in the next two years.
The impact of the war on world energy prices has reduced support for Republican Party candidates and worsened the approval rating of US President Donald Trump’s performance. Trump’s Republican Party has a small majority in both houses of Congress.
The Pentagon’s latest estimate includes the ongoing costs of the war. In addition, more than 29 billion dollars will be required to replenish the stocks of ammunition used during the conflict.
More than 6 billion dollars will be needed to replace military equipment and to make up the so-called losses of military equipment. Among them are aerial devices, including the numerous unmanned aerial vehicles lost during the war.
