Iran war cost US an estimated $37.5 billion — Hegseth
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens to question during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: AFP)
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July 21, 2026

Iran war cost US an estimated $37.5 billion — Hegseth

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion in mid-May.

“The estimate we have as of today is $37.5 billion,” Hegseth testified during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing at which he defended a request for some $67 billion in supplemental funding for the Pentagon.

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