Price Tag for US Military Op Against Iran Exceeds 100Bln -Tracking Data
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships crosses the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Sunday. File photo.
The United States has spent more than $100 billion on its military operations against Iran, the Iran War Cost Tracker shows — and that figure does not account for the ceasefire declared in the meantime.The resource calculates the costs for personnel, ships deployed to the region, and other related expenses. Its methodology draws on a Pentagon report to Congress, which stated that the first six days cost $11.3 billion, with subsequent costs projected at $1 billion per day.In late April, the US Department of War estimated the operation’s expenses at $25 billion in late April, soon revising that figure to $29 billion.
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