Tasnim reported the conflict has stretched to six months, with US public debt up
about $4 trillion and missile-interceptor stocks roughly 80% depleted. The
report cites 18 dead and 757 wounded. Tasnim said US gasoline has topped $4/gal,
US refineries are under strain and a Strait of Hormuz crisis has emerged,
shifting costs to American consumers and the global economy. The USS Abraham
Lincoln is described as facing operational strain — low crew morale, shortages
of drinking water and food and reported suicides. Tasnim said US aims to destroy
Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities remain unmet; the Pentagon has warned of
falling ammunition stocks, Senator Schumer has criticized the campaign, and
Trump was briefly moved into a food-transport vehicle during a Turkey visit,
which Tasnim framed as a security crisis.