Via Ben Amata, Government Information Librarian, University Library, California State University, Sacramento: “Neither DOD nor the Whitehouse are providing budgetary information at their websites, to Congress, or to the public on the Iran war costs. Some in Congress are commenting.
- https://www.congress.gov/119/crec/2026/03/18/172/49/CREC-2026-03-18-pt1-PgH2587-4.pdf
- https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-172/issue-50/house-section/article/H2609-6?hl=iran+war&s=1&r=1
- https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-172/issue-42/house-section/article/H2452-5?hl=iran+war&s=1&r=18
- See also – NPR – How much is the Iran war costing us? It’s really hard to estimate the total cost of war in the middle of one. Over the first six days of the Iran war, an estimated $11.3 billion was charged to the public purse. But long-term costs take years to manifest. Even daily costs are fuzzy. Take munitions: the Department of Defense hasn’t budgeted for many of the bombs it’s dropping. One more time. The bombs – the bombs! – are not totally priced in.
- TIME – How Much the War in Iran is Costing Americans
- National Priorities Project – Hegseth’s Request for $200 Billion for Iran War Should Go To Needy Americans
- CSIS – Iran War Cost Estimate Update: $11.3 Billion at Day 6, $16.5 Billion at Day 12
