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WASHINGTON (The Hill) – In a recent briefing with lawmakers, Pentagon officials disclosed that the initial six days of military engagement with Iran have cost over $11.3 billion, according to a source familiar with the details shared with The Hill on Wednesday.
This estimate was communicated to senators during a confidential meeting on Capitol Hill, marking what seems to be the first comprehensive financial report lawmakers have received since the United States and Israel initiated air strikes on Iran on February 28.
The Pentagon has yet to provide a comment to The Hill regarding this figure.
Originally reported by The New York Times, this financial assessment emerges amid ongoing discussions among lawmakers about the war’s objectives and its widening impact across the region. As Congress debates the possibility of a supplemental defense funding package, some Democratic members have expressed resistance to approving additional spending without further clarification on the conflict’s developments.
According to a report from The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank specializing in national security, the first 100 hours of “Operation Epic Fury” incurred costs of approximately $3.7 billion, translating to roughly $891.4 million per day.
Defense Department officials said in an estimate delivered to lawmakers on Monday that the Pentagon burned through around $5.6 billion worth of munitions during the first two days of the war with Iran, The Hill previously reported.
The U.S. military has hit over 5,500 targets inside Iran since the war broke out, according to U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper.
Cooper added Wednesday morning that the military has struck or sunk over 60 Iranian ships.