Pentagon: $11B spent in first week of Iran operation
TL;DR
The Defense Department says roughly $11 billion was spent last week on U.S. operations against Iran, a “ballpark” figure that will feed into a forthcoming supplemental budget request. Lawmakers expect the total to reach at least $50 billion, with costs including munitions and flight operations; analysts vary on the overall tally, and the administration has not set an end date for the operations.
- Pentagon: First week of Iran war cost about $11B Politico
- First 6 days of Iran war cost $11.3 billion, Pentagon tells Congress NBC News
- What could you buy with the money spent by the US during the Iran war's first week? WRAL
- Trump administration estimates Iran war cost at over $11 billion in six days, source says Reuters
- Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates The Washington Post
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