Washington, Sept 16
The United States spent an estimated $33.4 billion on its military campaign against Iran between February 28 and June 30, with more than $22.3 billion spent on munitions, according to a Pentagon Inspector General report. The assessment provides the first detailed official accounting of the financial and material costs of the campaign.
The report said the US suffered about $3.7 billion in equipment losses, while another $7.4 billion was spent on other war-related expenses. The figure does not include the full cost of repairing damaged infrastructure. A subsequent Congressional Budget Office estimate put the overall cost at more than $38 billion by August 1, with monthly expenditure potentially reaching $2 billion to $3 billion.
The military campaign also resulted in significant losses of aircraft and unmanned systems. At least four F-15E fighter jets were destroyed and one F-35A was damaged, while at least seven KC-135 aerial refuelling tankers were damaged or destroyed. Up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones were also lost, highlighting the financial and operational costs of the conflict for the US military.