Hegseth Clocks Iran War Cost At $37.5 Billion, But Analysts Think The Number Is Way Higher
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However, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the war has only cost approximately $37.5 billion since it started on Feb. “It’s already the most disliked war in history, according to my own analysis of polling data dating back to World War II. So I think, and the administration has gone really far out of its way to hide the costs of the war, even the direct costs I’m talking about, from the American public.”Semler estimated that the cost of the Iran War is likely around $112.3 billion as of Tuesday, 145 days into the war.
- ▪However, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the war has only cost approximately $37.5 billion since it started on Feb.
- ▪“It’s already the most disliked war in history, according to my own analysis of polling data dating back to World War II.
- ▪So I think, and the administration has gone really far out of its way to hide the costs of the war, even the direct costs I’m talking about, from the American public.”Semler estimated that the cost of the Iran War is likely around $112.3 bi
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Defense Hegseth Clocks Iran War Cost At $37.5 Billion, But Analysts Think The Number Is Way Higher (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) Francis Kapper Defense Reporter July 26, 2026 3:36 PM ET July 26, 2026 3:36 PM ET Francis Kapper Defense Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); The Iran War may have cost U.S. taxpayers more than $100 billion, according to expert estimates provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation.When including damage to U.S.
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