Pentagon Figures Put Cost of Iran War Above $47 Billion

The US military has spent more than $47 billion on the war against Iran so far, according to figures released by the Department of Defense.

The total is more than 25 percent higher than the Pentagon’s estimate in July, marking a substantial increase in the reported cost of the conflict.

The figures cover military spending to date rather than a projection of the war’s eventual cost. They do not establish how much further expenditure may rise.

No breakdown of the spending was provided in the summary of the data, leaving unclear which operations or categories of expenditure accounted for the increase.