Watchdog flags mounting U.S. costs tied to Iran conflict: evacuations, bases, and arms deals

A watchdog report outlines the U.S. costs tied to the Iran conflict, noting about $113 million in State Department costs, including evacuation-related expenses for American personnel and other nationals; roughly 9,000 U.S. citizens were evacuated in the weeks after strikes on Iran, with evacuation costs exceeding $11 million. Most evacuations came from Israel, followed by Iraq and Jordan, and trips to Istanbul, Athens and Washington totaled more than $4 million. Separately, over $44 billion in emergency and non-emergency military sales flowed to regional allies, including Saudi Arabia, as Iran retaliated against countries hosting U.S. bases.