CoinWorld News: [The cost of the U.S. war against Iran has risen to $47 billion, up more than $3 billion from last month] According to a report by the Associated Press on October 28, the U.S. military’s costs for the war against Iran have risen to $47 billion, up more than $3 billion from last month, the Hill reported on the 27th. According to estimates provided to Congress by U.S. Central Command, the largest expense is ammunition replenishment, totaling $29 billion, while about $6.1 billion has gone toward replacing lost equipment. In addition, the U.S. Air Force has spent $7.6 billion on support for deployed personnel in the theater, airlift, base operations, communications support, and transportation. The estimate does not include the cost of repairing damaged U.S. military bases in the Middle East. The report said the latest figure updates data from early September. In September, the Pentagon told Congress that the U.S. war against Iran had cost $43.6 billion.
