The US Pentagon reports the Iran war cost 33.4 billion dollars. That spending left shortfalls in strategic weapons and munitions . A US watchdog agency confirmed the munitions gap . It also tallied impacts on weapons stockpiles and military bases .

Oil prices could surge , by some energy experts' reckoning, as the conflict rattles oil shipping lanes in the Middle East. In China, oil throughput rose in August. Fuel exports rebounded in the same period.

Within Trump's US supporters, an age gap in views on the war has emerged. Older and younger groups hold differing views . The official toll was put at 33.4 billion dollars. The munitions shortfall was tied to the war . The impact on military bases was included in the watchdog's findings . The conflict has divided the political base .