[U.S. Department of Defense report reveals shortage of U.S. military's advanced weapons inventory] September 15th: Reporters learned on September 14, local time, that the U.S. government watchdog agency released its first report on the impact of the U.S.-Iran war that day, admitting that there was a shortage of U.S. military's advanced weapons inventory, and publicly disclosed the damage to U.S. military aircraft, military bases and diplomatic facilities in the Middle East. A report from the U.S. Department of Defense inspector general said the war had created "strategic inventory shortages" and exposed military-industrial capacity bottlenecks in ammunition replenishment. Experts have previously estimated that it may take the U.S. military about three years to restore its inventory of advanced missiles and air defense interceptors to pre-war levels. (CCTV News)