US 8-week long war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, says Pentagon official

The $25 billion dollar figure presented by the Pentagon may be underestimating the actual cost of the war but by a significant margin, Bloomberg reported citing analysts. According to the news agency’s calculations based on Pentagon’s data, the cost of a portion of munitions, damaged equipment and operating expenses alone would amount to $14 billion.

A breakdown of this includes $8 billion for munitions, $5 billion for replacement of damaged aircraft and equipment and the rest $1 billion for operating the aircraft carriers and 16 destroyers in the region throughout the active period of war that started on February 28.

The cost presented by the defence department also does not take into account expenses such as repairing of damaged US facilities in West Asia which took multiple hits during the war, operational costs of ships and aircrafts in the region in the run up to the war before February 28 and also the current blockade by the US navy.