Rising price tag for Iran war

The U.S. war against Iran has cost more than
$38 billion during the first five months of fighting
and the amount is set to rise ​by $3 billion a month,
according to Congressional Budget Office estimates

$38.1 billion
Estimated cost to
U.S Department
of Defence of war
against Iran
(to Aug 1, 2026)*

$21.7bn
Replacing expended
munitions, including
$7.3bn for cruise
missiles and
$13.1bn for
missile defence
interceptors

$10.4bn
Increased flying
hours, including air
transport of troops,
equipment and weapons
to Middle East

$2.7bn
Increased fuel
costs due to
higher fuel prices

*Figure does not include
costs for repairing U.S.
base. Numbers may
not add up to total due
to rounding

$1.9bn
Replacing
equipment
lost in
battle

$1.5bn
Other operational
costs, mainly for
Navy ships and
Army ground
forces

Tomahawk
cruise missile
launch

Munitions shortfall
CBO says weapons stockpiles
could take five years to rebuild,
potentially limiting U.S. military’s
capacity to respond to another
major conflict

Sources: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Reuters
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