Pentagon Spends Billions in Opening Days of Iran War, Fueling Budget Alarm
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New figures shared with Congress show the opening days of Operation Epic Fury cost about $5.6 billion in advanced munitions—the Pentagon shifting from precision missiles to cheaper laser-guided bombs—raising alarms on Capitol Hill about exhausting high-end stockpiles and prompting talk of a tens-of-billions defense-spending request as oil prices surge and President Trump touts a short war.
- Pentagon Leak Reveals Staggering Cost of Trump’s War The Daily Beast
- Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates The Washington Post
- Opinion | It’s Trump’s War. We’re Stuck With the Bill. The New York Times
- Live updates: Trump sends mixed signals on when Iran war might end as conflict enters Day 11 NBC4 Washington
- Is the Iran war really costing the US $2bn per day? Al Jazeera
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