BILLIONS BURNEDIn a briefing to Congress, Pentagon officials revealed that the initial six-day surge of the Iran campaign carried a price tag exceeding 11.3 billion dollars. That amounts to nearly 1 billion dollars sent up in smoke in just days. As multiple media outlets reported, the department is requesting an additional 200 billion dollars as military attacks on Iran ground through Day 20. “That 12 billion dollar price tag is just the start. U.S. Congresswoman Diana DeGette echoed these concerns on social media, noting that the mounting war costs could have fully funded the training of 100,000 new nurses to address the country’s staffing shortage.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2026 18:03 UTC