The US Pentagon says 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 may spike , 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 bounced back in the same period.

Within Trump's US supporters, a generational split over the conflict has emerged. Older and younger groups take contrasting positions. The official toll was estimated at 33.4 billion dollars. The munitions shortfall came from wartime spending. The impact on military bases showed up in the watchdog's tally. The conflict has created an age gap in opinions.