Iran war cost could be as much as $100 billion

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The Pentagon has said the war has cost the U.S. about $30 billion, but an internal overall cost estimate is $80 billion to $100 billion, sources say.

An aircraft prepares to launch as U.S. Central Command forces strike Iranian military targets in video released Sunday. U.S. Central Command

July 14, 2026, 6:20 PM EDT

By Gordon Lubold, Mosheh Gains and Courtney Kube

WASHINGTON — The cost of the war with Iran could be more than triple the most recent estimate of roughly $30 billion, according to three U.S. officials and three people familiar with the internal cost estimates.

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