Pentagon inspector general report cites munitions shortfall and supply bottlenecks in Iran war

The Pentagon’s inspector general released a report on the war with Iran that documents a shortfall of U.S. munitions and bottlenecks in supply chains as the Defense Department seeks to speed up procurement and increase stockpiles of critical components. The review, covering the period from Feb. 28 to June 30, estimates the conflict has cost about $33.4 billion, including $22.3 billion in expended munitions, $3.7 billion in equipment losses and $7.4 billion in other expenditures.

The report confirms that Iranian forces targeted the U.S. Navy’s logistics hub in Bahrain with drones and ballistic missiles and records the destruction of at least 30 large MQ-9 drones, several fighter jets and support aircraft. Damage to State Department facilities in four countries exceeded $208 million.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has denied reports of low munitions stocks. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States is “producing more … weapons than at any time in our History” and later described ammunition supplies as “virtually unlimited.”

“To mitigate these constraints, the Defense Department is working to streamline procurement processes and production lead times, and to stockpile critical materials, components, and selected munitions to respond rapidly to a contingency.”

The report also notes that more than 20,000 U.S. military and diplomatic personnel were relocated early in the conflict and that medical care for injured forces was largely provided by local facilities due to limited air-lift capacity. Approximately 5,000 flights from European bases supported operations, a point President Trump has criticized as insufficient support from allies.

The Pentagon has not commented on the report, and an internal investigation into a reported strike on an Iranian elementary school has not been released.