Iran war has cost the U.S. $25 billion so far, Pentagon official says

A top Pentagon official said the cost of the ongoing U.S. war with Iran is estimated to be $25 billion so far, as the conflict nears a 60-day mark.

A top Pentagon official said Wednesday that the cost of the ongoing U.S. war with Iran is estimated to be $25 billion so far, as the conflict nears a 60-day mark.

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The cost estimate came from acting Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst III, who testified at a House Armed Services Committee hearing alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine.

"Approximately, of this day, we're spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury," Hurst told the committee's top Democrat, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.