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Estimated Munition Usage in Iran Conflict
Reported usage of key US munitions during Operation Epic Fury
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The Latest: Iran War Has Cost Estimated $25 Billion So Far, Pentagon ...
Meanwhile talks on ending the war have stalled. Trump posted an image on social media showing himself carrying a weapon in a war zone, saying “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”The Latest: Joint Staff Chairman says Trump is making ‘tradeoffs’ in focusing military on Iran Trump ordered three aircraft carriers into the Middle East — a number not seen since 2003. When asked why the U.S. military withdrew resources from Asia after identifying China as a top threat, the president’s top military advisor told lawmakers that Trump has to make “tradeoffs” when deploying troops.“I’m confident that the president always carefully considers these readiness tradeoffs and I’m sure he has done so in this case based on the military options that we’ve presented with the associated risks and advice,” Caine said.Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democrat, fired back by noting that the administration’s own National Defense Strategy released shortly before Trump launched the war said Iran was “weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades.” Putting that many troops to confront them, at the expense of other threats “does not, in my opinion, common sense,” Courtney said. Hegseth engages in tense exchange over Iran’s nuclear program Hegseth told Democratic Rep. Adam Smith that Iran’s nuclear facilities were obliterated in a 2025 attack by the U.S., prompting Smith to question the Trump administration’s reasoning for starting the Iran war.“We had to start this war, you just said 60 days ago, because the nuclear weapon was an imminent threat,” Smith said. “Now you’re saying that it was completely obliterated?”Hegseth responded by saying that Iran “had not given up their nuclear ambitions” and still had thousands of missiles.Smith said the war “left us at exactly the same place we were before.” Committee takes a break The committee is taking a brief recess to vote, which is expected to take about 20-25 minutes. Top defense official says Iran war costs are estimated at $25 billion so far During a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Jules Hurst III, the acting undersecretary of war for finances, said most of the expense has been on munitions, but the military has also spent money on running the operations and equipment replacement.“We will formulate a supplemental through the White House that will come to Congress once we have a full assessment of the cost of the conflict,” Hurst added. Caine says his goal is to tell civilian leaders what they need to hear The Chairman of the Joint Chi...
Iran war drains US weapons as Pentagon seeks record budget - MSN
Iran war drains US weapons as Pentagon seeks record budget Two months into the Iran conflict, U.S. forces have expended unprecedented quantities of high-end munitions, prompting concerns about ...
Iran War Cost Tracker — Live US Spending on Operation Epic Fury 2026
Live tracker of US spending on the Iran war (Operation Epic Fury). Currently $31.51B over 60 days since Feb 28, 2026. Phased model from CSIS, Pentagon, and Penn Wharton estimates.
Munitions Used Against Iran Will Take Years to Replace
Yet the newly released $1.5 trillion defense budget request was developed before the war against Iran and won't cover all of the growing shortfall. "This budget was formulated, honestly, before we went into conflict with Iran," Jules "Jay" Hurst III, the Pentagon's acting comptroller and chief financial officer, told reporters this ...
