U.S. military and household costs rise during Iran war
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The U.S. military has spent more than $47 billion on the war in Iran, while higher fuel prices have imposed additional costs on American consumers, according to separate estimates reported this week.
Pentagon data obtained by Reuters put military spending at more than 25% above the Defense Department’s $37.5 billion estimate in July. The latest total includes projected costs of more than $29 billion to replace expended munitions and more than $6 billion to replace equipment and aircraft, including drones. Reuters reported that the estimate does not clearly include the expected cost of repairing U.S. bases damaged by Iranian missile and drone attacks. The Pentagon did not immediately comment.
A report from the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air estimated that U.S. consumers have paid an average of $471 more for fuel since the war began in February, nearly eight times the global per-person average of about $60. Fortune reported that the group estimated the nationwide increase at $160 billion. Gasoline prices have risen from $2.98 per gallon before the war to more than $4.26.
President Donald Trump, who launched the war jointly with Israel, has defended the resulting costs while arguing that the conflict is needed to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. “It’s a very inexpensive price to pay for what we’ve done,” Fortune quoted him as saying last month.
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