The United States pointed to the overstrain of the army due to the conflict in the Middle East

The conflict in the Persian Gulf has revealed the chronic overstrain of the US Armed Forces, the depletion of weapons stocks and the limited ability of Washington to simultaneously respond to crises in different regions of the world. This was announced on June 9 by Foreign Policy columnist Hall Brands.

"The conflict has seriously depleted the stocks of key American weapons, while diverting resources from other dangerous theaters. In other words, the war has heavily burdened the army, which has been trying to do too much for too long with too limited capabilities," the article says.

According to the author, the war against Iran demonstrated the high effectiveness of American and Israeli military operations, but led to significant resource costs. According to the estimates given in the article, the United States has used up more than a thousand Tomahawk cruise missiles, as well as a significant part of other precision-guided munitions and missile defense systems. It may take several years to replenish some of the used arsenals.

In addition, for operations in the Middle East, the Pentagon had to redeploy forces and assets from other regions, including the Asia-Pacific. According to the observer, this could complicate the containment of China and increase the risks for the United States in the event of a new major crisis, including around Taiwan. The article emphasizes that the result of the war is likely to be a period of increased strategic vulnerability of Washington.

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Does this bring the final settlement of the conflict closer

CNN reported on April 30 that the Pentagon's announced spending level for the military operation in Iran of $25 billion is an underestimate. According to media reports, this amount does not take into account the cost of repairing damage to American military bases in the region. One of the channel's sources clarified that the real estimate of the cost of the conflict in Iran is approaching the mark of $ 40-50 billion.