The cost of war with Iran continues to mount for the United States
A senior official at the Pentagon revealed that the total cost of a joint US-Israeli war against Iran has risen to approximately $29 billion.
This figure represents the latest estimate of the financial losses associated with the military operations that have been ongoing since late February.
The acting Pentagon comptroller, Joel Hurst, explained that the new figure is about $4 billion higher than the estimates announced at the end of April.
These expenses include not only the costs of direct military operations, but also the repair and modernization of military equipment, as well as the replacement of equipment damaged during combat.
Hurst cautioned that the current figures aren’t final and remain subject to adjustment, either upward or downward.
This is due to ongoing reviews and audits conducted by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and financial oversight teams within the Pentagon, especially since the war has entered a ceasefire phase but its financial repercussions haven’t yet ended.
Rapid escalation in spending, from 11 billion to 29 billion in just a few months; The published figures reveal a staggering increase in costs over a short period.
In just the first six days of the war that started on February 28, expenses amounted to $11.3 billion, and by the end of April, the figure had risen to $25 billion.
Just two weeks later (i.e., during the month of May), the cost jumped to $29 billion.
This acceleration in spending occurred despite the war entering a phase of relative calm due to the ceasefire agreement.
In a related development, US President Donald Trump, in an interview with the Full Measure show, spoke about seizing the remaining Iranian nuclear materials.
Trump confirmed that the United States is monitoring Iranian nuclear facilities through the US Space Force, saying, “We’ll get them at some point… We’ve been watching that very closely”.
Trump acknowledged that nuclear materials remain in Iran, despite the Iranian nuclear program having suffered significant setbacks.
He also emphasized that Washington is monitoring any activity near Iranian nuclear sites.
Trump’s remarks on the nuclear issue came a day after he stated that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran was at a “very critical stage”.
Trump indicated that Tehran had presented a counter-proposal which he described as totally unacceptable, further increasing tensions surrounding the future of the current agreement.
