Will charging an iPhone on a MacBook affect the laptop's battery life?

Will charging an iPhone on a MacBook affect the laptop's battery life?

Added (1). The laptop is on battery power and is not plugged in

Yes, your computer needs to send power from it to the iPhone.

It'll deplete the battery, yeah. You're sending power from the laptop to the iPhone.

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