Pentagon Admits Iran War Cost $33.4B, Drained US Munitions
- A Pentagon report released this week documented that Iranian military strikes caused about $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
- Operation Epic Fury, launched on February 28 as a U.S.-Israeli campaign targeting Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure, cost the United States $33.4 billion through late June, according to the Defense Department.
- Heavy munitions usage created "strategic inventory shortfalls," the Pentagon watchdog found, while manufacturing bottlenecks require "significant lead time" to address, threatening military readiness.
- From February through July, the conflict resulted in 11 service members killed and 417 wounded, while dozens of aircraft including F-15Es, an A-10, and MQ-9 drones were damaged or destroyed.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Congress that without a requested $67.1 billion in supplemental funding, including $21 billion for munitions, the Pentagon faces critical shortfalls affecting global operations.
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Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds • Rhode Island Current
WASHINGTON — The cost of U.S. military operations in Iran has exceeded $40 billion and the war will continue to cost taxpayers between $2 billion and $3 billion per month, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The ongoing bombing campaign, which President Donald Trump launched alongside the Israeli government […]
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Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds
WASHINGTON — The cost of U.S. military operations in Iran has exceeded $40 billion and the war will continue to cost taxpayers between $2 billion and $3 billion per month, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The ongoing bombing campaign, which President Donald Trump launched alongside the Israeli government […]
Iran war costs reach $38B, expected to increase by $3B monthly
The six-month-old U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, Congress' nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration searches for ways to end the conflict and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.
War in Iran Has Cost US $38 Billion Over Five Months, CBO Says
President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war against Iran has cost US taxpayers about $38 billion in direct costs during the first five months of fighting and will push inflation up about 0.5 percentage points by early next year, a new congressional study finds.
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