The U.S. defense establishment's campaign against Iran has already cost $40 billion, according to reports circulating Wednesday. The Pentagon has separately requested an additional $80 billion from Congress, warning of cutbacks if the funds are not approved.
Reports circulating Wednesday afternoon put the cost of the U.S. defense establishment's ongoing military campaign against Iran at $40 billion, with the bulk attributed to munitions fired by American forces. The figure appears to be the first widely-shared estimate of overall expenditure since the campaign began. Separately, the Pentagon has formally requested an additional $80 billion from Congress — a request The Zioneer previously covered in a broader context. The earlier reporting noted that the Pentagon warned the funding was needed to prevent cutbacks in training and deployments, and that President Trump publicly defended the request as something Americans 'demand.' The $40 billion figure was not previously published by The Zioneer and is reported here as a new development. The sources do not specify whether the $40 billion is included within or separate from the $80 billion request.
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