When US President Donald Trump start military action against Iran, he promise say the war go finish “pretty quickly”. Almost six months don pass now, yet only small sign dey show say e don end.

Even though diplomatic work to stop the fighting still dey, this long fight don begin show how expensive dis kain long military campaign fit be. Beyond the money wahala from Iran blockade for the Strait of Hormuz, signs of wahala dey show for inside the US armed forces — from tired soldiers and longer deployment to growing concerns about morale for frontline navy ships.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) dem send go Arabian Sea for January, near Iranian shore, as tension between the US and Iran rise earlier this year.

Even though the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier fit stay for sea reach 20 years without refuelling, the crew faced tiredness and mental health problems after more than 200 days wey dem never enter port.

For the last weeks, reports for US media don show say military families dey worry about wetin dey happen for the carrier — dem talk of tiredness, food shortage, water contamination, mail wey no dey reach and even plenty suicide attempts.

“My pikin dey that ship now, and as I dey hear am talk say im and im shipmates dey always dey think of jumping comot from the ship just to get relief e hard to hear,” na one parent write to Stars and Stripes for July.

“We all dey sleep for our beds for night, meanwhile our people dey out there dey fight without even sabi wetin dem dey defend,” she continue.

The Pentagon and the US Navy deny the reports wey claim the ship dey run short of supplies and say soldiers dey get more suicidal thoughts.

Three US officials wey talk anonymously to CNN confirm say one sailor for USS Abraham Lincoln waka jump overboard earlier this month. According to sources, the sailor dem rescue with air wing search-and-rescue helicopter about one hour after the incident.

For one town hall for San Diego, the city wey be home base of the carrier, one sailor wife informed top Navy officials say her husband write note wey talk say him hope say e no go wake up tomorrow.

Depleting missiles and munitions

The US military get issues wey pass only troop morale, because Tehran never show sign say e dey give in to Trump's pressure; dem even put forward new conditions for any possible settlement.

The Iran fight don cause big reduction for American missile systems, like Patriots and THAADs, and the military don also lose 25 percent of its Reaper drones, and this dey make people worry about how the war dey go.

Recent estimates dey show say the US military don seriously reduce im stock of Patriot interceptors and THAAD missiles.

The matter worse for long-range precision missiles like Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrCM), wey sources wey sabi military data say don nearly finish.

Before the war, the US get 2,330 Patriots and 452 THAAD missiles. By late July, that number fall to less than 1,000 Patriot interceptors and between 234 and 278 THAAD units, based on a recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

The Washington Post recently reported say the empty missile stocks cause strong argument between Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for Camp David, Maryland, where the President accuse am of no properly inform White House about the military arsenal.

The White House however deny the story.

Analysts warn say to rebuild US missile stock go hard, e go cost American taxpayers plenty money and e fit take years.

Another CSIS report talk say the US military no go fit return to pre-war levels for Patriots and THAADs until at least mid-2029.

Some estimates dey more pessimistic. When dem analyse Pentagon request for 857 THAAD interceptors — wey dem dey use to defend against ballistic missiles — conservative American Enterprise Institute estimated say at the current production rate e go take about 27 years to meet Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth request.

For analysts, the matter pass the money alone. Months of continuous operations don finish munitions, strain military resources and exposed the limits of America defence industrial base at the same time wey Washington dey try to deter rivals like Russia and China.

Hegseth don already ask Congress for emergency $87.6 billion supplemental defence package, talk say the United States don spend $37.5 billion for the war with Iran so far and warn say dem fit still need extra money.