US has ‘burned through’ billions of dollars worth in critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claims

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsUS has ‘burned through’ billions of dollars worth in critical weapons supplies in the Iran war, report claimsThe conflict has already cost the United States more than $25 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise InstituteOwen Scott Friday 24 April 2026 09:44 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964152","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-united-states-war-missiles-pentagon-b2964152.html","title":"US ‘burned through’ billions of dollars in weapons in Iran war, report"}}CloseTrump rules out use of nukes in Iran but says he won't be rushed to end Middle East crisisSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"...