US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimate

WASHINGTON: The US military has ​spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25 percent ‌higher ‌than ​the ‌Defense ⁠Department’s ​estimate in July, according ⁠to Pentagon data reviewed by Reuters. The bulk of the ⁠war’s operational ‌costs ‌included more ​than $29 ‌billion to ‌replace expended munitions and more than $6 billion to replace ‌military equipment. The figures did ⁠not clearly ⁠include a cost estimate to repair damage to US bases sustained by Iranian missil