Data tracked by Iran Cost Ticker suggests US expenditure has crossed $35 billion since the strikes began, with roughly $11.3 billion spent in the first six days alone and costs continuing at about $1 billion per day. That translates to tens of thousands of dollars every second, underlining the scale of the ongoing military commitment even without a full-scale ground invasion.Beyond operational spending, the damage to US military assets has been significant.
A report by The Wall Street Journal estimates losses and repair costs between $1.4 billion and $2.9 billion within the first three weeks, largely due to Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting American and allied infrastructure across the Middle East.High-value equipment losses have driven much of the cost. Three F-15E fighter jets, each worth around $100 million, were mistakenly shot down in a friendly fire incident, while an F-35A—valued at over $80 million—was forced into an emergency landing after reportedly coming under threat. Aerial refuelling capabilities have also been hit, with a deadly mid-air collision involving a KC-135 tanker and further damage to multiple aircraft in missile strikes.
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Think of all the money that could be saved if we just learn to lie down and pretend to enjoy the Iranian regime do whatever it wants in funding, arming, and instigating attacks against us and the allies in the region and elsewhere, as well as getting nuclear weapons, in furtherance of its weekly chants wishing death and destruction.
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Axios is reporting the war will have to be funded by cutting healthcare.
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Data tracked by Iran Cost Ticker suggests US expenditure has crossed $35 billion since the strikes began, with roughly $11.3 billion spent in the first six days alone and costs continuing at about $1 billion per day. That translates to tens of thousands of dollars every second, underlining the scale of the ongoing military commitment even without a full-scale ground invasion.Beyond operational spending, the damage to US military assets has been significant.
A report by The Wall Street Journal estimates losses and repair costs between $1.4 billion and $2.9 billion within the first three weeks, largely due to Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting American and allied infrastructure across the Middle East.High-value equipment losses have driven much of the cost. Three F-15E fighter jets, each worth around $100 million, were mistakenly shot down in a friendly fire incident, while an F-35A—valued at over $80 million—was forced into an emergency landing after reportedly coming under threat. Aerial refuelling capabilities have also been hit, with a deadly mid-air collision involving a KC-135 tanker and further damage to multiple aircraft in missile strikes.
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Think of all the money that could be saved if we just learn to lie down and pretend to enjoy the Iranian regime do whatever it wants in funding, arming, and instigating attacks against us and the allies in the region and elsewhere, as well as getting nuclear weapons, in furtherance of its weekly chants wishing death and destruction.
Axios is reporting the war will have to be funded by cutting healthcare.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/30/gop-health-care-pay-iran-war
Just Social security alone costs us 4 billion a day. The war is pretty affordable if it’s only a billion.