Iran War Bill Now Bigger Than DOGE Cuts Congress Passed
The United States military spent over $5 billion in munitions alone during the first two days of Operation Epic Fury, with war costs appearing to have surpassed $9.4 billion in U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) spending cuts codified by Congress.
The U.S. military launched strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran on Feb. 28, targeting Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps command and facilities which killed the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khameinei and roughly around 49 senior regime and military officials, dealing a crippling blow to the Iranian government structure. The Pentagon used $5.6 billion in munitions within just the first two days of its ongoing Iran operation, according to three anonymous U.S. officials who spoke to The Washington Post.
An anonymous congressional official told the Atlantic that the Pentagon estimated the Iran war’s preliminary cost to be around $1 billion per day and that the Pentagon could request as much as $50 billion in supplemental funding.
Politico reported that senior GOP lawmakers privately expect the Trump administration to request tens of billions of dollars for the Iran war. Some GOP lawmakers heard estimates that the Pentagon is spending up to $2 billion a day, according to Politico.
President Donald Trump told reporters on March 9 the war would end “soon,” but no specific timeline has been confirmed. (Read more from “Iran War Bill Now Bigger Than DOGE Cuts Congress Passed” HERE)
