CENTCOM Puts Iran War Cost at $43.6 Billion, With $28 Billion for Munitions
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 18
CENTCOM Puts Iran War Cost at $43.6 Billion, With $28 Billion for Munitions
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 18
Summary
$43.6 billion is the U.S. military’s latest estimate for the Iran war through early September, according to a CENTCOM document reviewed by The Washington Post.
$28 billion of that total would go to replacing munitions, making weapons spending the dominant cost driver as the conflict strains U.S. stockpiles.
The estimate still excludes damage to American facilities across the Middle East, indicating the eventual bill will rise beyond the current tally.
Earlier Pentagon disclosures to Congress put the war’s cost at $43.6 billion through Sept. 3, after an initial $45.1 billion figure that also omitted repair and other indirect costs.