The Shadow War's Hidden Toll: How the Iran Conflict is Breaking Global Supply Chains The latest photos from the Middle East conflict have brought home the devastation in a stark way – oil tankers ablaze, fuel shortages crippling economies, and ordinary people struggling to make ends meet.
Beneath this surface lies another story: global supply chains buckling under pressure. Statistics on the conflict's cost are staggering. Over $1 billion is being spent daily on military operations alone.
The US has launched more than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles at a cost of between $2 million to $4 million each.