Svmuu News: U.S. media reports indicate that the ongoing military operations against Iran are placing significant strain on the U.S. defense budget and ammunition stockpiles. According to The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter, internal estimates by the U.S. Department of Defense suggest that the war and related expenditures may have approached or reached $80 billion. The report warns that if spending continues to rise, the Pentagon could face a shortfall in operating funds this summer, requiring Congress to approve emergency supplemental funding. The report notes that this funding shortfall has not yet been formalized into a budget request but has been raised in communications between senior Department of Defense officials and Congress. A former Department of Defense financial official stated that early estimates were approximately $29 billion, but the actual cost may be far higher than that. Meanwhile, the conflict has also been cited as significantly depleting key U.S. ammunition stocks, including THAAD and Patriot interceptor missiles. Analyses by multiple research institutions indicate that the U.S. has consumed a significant proportion of these stocks, with replenishment cycles for some models taking as long as several years, raising concerns about the defense industry’s supply capabilities. Furthermore, the new round of the National Defense Authorization Act currently being advanced by Congress is expected to total more than $1 trillion, including billions of dollars in appropriations for Israeli defense systems and cooperative projects, sparking ongoing discussions about the structure of U.S. global military spending and the allocation of resources.