Donald Trump’s Iran war has cost the US $25bn, driven primarily by the military’s use of munitions, according to the Pentagon.
Jay Hurst, the Pentagon’s comptroller, on Wednesday told Congress the US has spent “about $25bn on Operation Epic Fury”, in the defence department’s first public estimate of the conflict’s cost. “Most of that is ammunition,” he added.
The military has burned through years’ worth of costly missiles and air defence interceptors in its conflict against the Islamic republic, raising alarm about the US’s readiness for a potential conflict with China or Russia. The White House has denied the war has caused a munitions shortage.
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