Iran's Drone War: Costing $35K, Downing $4M

0:00On March 2nd, Iran's drones cost just $35,000 each to build, but taking one down can run up to $4 million using Western. Interceptors, this huge gap is fueling their attacks in Operation Epic Fury, hitting Israel plus US and Allied bases in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Tehran spreads the strikes across five fronts, launching thousands daily from a stockpile of 80,000 to 100,000 Shahed drones. With 500 more made each month, that forces defenders to split finite missiles over vast distances, weakening coverage everywhere. Western stocks are already stretched thin after last summer's fights depleted a quarter of U.S. state supplies in 12 days. Experts warn interceptors vanish faster than they can be produced, especially firing two or three per target. And President Trump says the conflict could drag on four more weeks. Recent hits caused deaths, like nine in an Israeli synagogue and others across the region,

1:02with 55 killed in Iran since strikes. Took out top leaders. New laser defenses like iron beams, app drones for dollars, but only a couple operate in Israel so far. As both sides dig in, the big question is, who runs out first in this grinding war of attrition?