Iran war has cost $38 billion and counting, CBO says

Source: www.rollcall.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:27:34 GMT

The Iran war directly cost the Pentagon $38 billion through July and is likely to consume $2 billion to $3 billion more per month if recent hostilities in the region continue, the Congressional Budget Office reported Tuesday.  The CBO report’s estimate of the war’s direct impact on the federal budget is made up mostly of the […]

Read the full article at www.rollcall.com →

The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: Iran strikes on US diplomatic facilities raise war cost — thehill.com
Left: Pentagon inspector general says Iran war has caused weapons shortages — www.cbsnews.com
Left: Trump loyalist bolts from White House job amid growing exodus: report — www.rawstory.com
Center: Iran war cost $38 billion through July, report says — www.washingtonpost.com
Center-Right: Iran war has cost well over $33.4 billion, Pentagon report says — www.cbsnews.com
Center: Pentagon tells Congress Iran war cost at least $42B — thehill.com
Center-Right: Pentagon inspector general says Iran war has led to a shortfall of U.S. munitions — www.nbcnews.com
Right: Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran War — www.axios.com
Right: Trump considered dangerous, corrupt by majority in new poll — www.axios.com
Right: Trump's $5K voter payoff scheme just got rocked by a brutal new poll — www.rawstory.com
Right: Iran flatly rejects peace talks with U.S. as Yemen war threatens global oil supply — www.washingtontimes.com

← Back to FlashTopics.com