Friday, March, 13 2026 - The first week of the war involving United States and Iran has cost Washington more than $11.3 billion, according to lawmakers briefed by the United States Department of Defense.
The estimate was revealed during a closed-door briefing at
the Pentagon and later reported by The New York Times, which cited sources
familiar with the meeting.
According to the report, the $11.3 billion figure does not
include many expenses associated with the military buildup that preceded the
strikes, suggesting the actual cost of the first week of fighting could be
significantly higher.
Earlier briefings to members of the United States Congress
indicated that about $5.6 billion worth of munitions were used in the first two
days of combat alone, reflecting a much faster rate of spending than initially
expected.
Analysts at the Center for Strategic and International
Studies estimated that the first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury, the name
used for the US military campaign, cost approximately $3.7 billion, or more
than $891 million per day.
According to the think tank, roughly $3.5 billion of those
expenses had not previously been included in the US defence budget,
highlighting the financial strain created by the rapid pace of the operation.
Meanwhile, the online monitoring platform Iran War Cost
Tracker estimated that the total cost of the war had already exceeded $17
billion as of around 08:00 GMT on Thursday, March 11. The site estimates that
the United States is currently spending about $1 billion per day on the
conflict.
However, analysts caution that the true financial burden of
the war is likely much higher, since current estimates do not include long-term
costs such as veterans’ healthcare, military equipment replacement and future
operational expenses linked to the conflict.
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