UPDATE 3-Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says

* CBO says war would raise inflation 0.5% in first three months of 2027 * Report says rapid munitions drawdown could take five years to replenish US stockpiles * Accounting tallied costs through

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