Mar 12, 2026

Billions of dollars: What the first week of war with Iran cost US

Posted Mar 12, 2026 10:00 AM
Image from U.S. Central Command video
Image from U.S. Central Command video

 By Lisa Mascaro
Associated Press

The first week of the war with Iran const the US $11.3 billion.

The Pentagon provided the estimate to Congress in a briefing earlier this week, according to a person familiar with the situation who was granted anonymity to discuss the private meeting.

Photo U.S. Central Command
Photo U.S. Central Command

That comes after it reported spending $5 billion on munitions alone over the first weekend of the war.

The Trump administration had previously indicated it would be sending Congress a request for supplemental funding for the war, but that appears to have cooled, for now.

Sen. Roger Wicker, the GOP chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday that he was not expecting the supplemental request this month.

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