The Iran war could sap American military power for years

Payne Institute Senior Research Fellow Jahara Matisek, Director Morgan Bazilian, and Macdonald Amoah’s contributed to this article about how the US war with Iran is devouring munitions and exhausting an already stretched navy.  The war launched in Iran will pile pressure on America’s overstretched armed forces, leaving them less prepared for a conflict in Asia. March 18, 2026.