Pentagon Estimates Cost of First Eight Weeks of U.S.-Israel Campaign Against Iran at $25 Billion

Usa Today reported that the Pentagon estimated the first eight weeks of the Iran war cost $25 billion. Jules Hurst III, the Pentagon's acting comptroller, delivered the estimate to lawmakers during a Congressional hearing on April 29. The United States and Israel began their initial attack on Iran on February 28.

Most of the $25 billion covered the cost of expended munitions, Hurst said, while some was used for operations, maintenance, and replacing equipment. 3 billion according to Pentagon estimates shared with lawmakers. The Pentagon has not explained how it calculated the $25 billion estimate and referred Usa Today to Hurst's testimony in response to a request for further comment.

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U.S. government spent during the first Trump administration in 2020 and 2021 to develop and test the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Operation Warp Speed. The $25 billion estimate does not appear to include the cost of damage to American military bases and assets sustained during Iran's retaliatory attacks.

Rough estimates from Congress have put those losses at around $15 billion. CNN reported that the $25 billion estimate did not account for damage from Iran's retaliatory attacks, which sources familiar with the matter said could put the total cost of the war so far as high as $50 billion.