US spent $5 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of attacks on Iran, docs show [View all]
Source: The Independent
US spent $5 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of attacks on Iran, docs show
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The U.S. churned through $5.6 billion worth of weaponry during the first two days of its war against Iran, highlighting the steep financial cost of the overseas conflict, according to a new report.
The Pentagon provided the estimate to lawmakers Monday, nine days after the U.S. and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran that ignited a wider conflict across the Middle East and caused hundreds of casualties, three unnamed officials told The Washington Post.
Officials said President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to submit a supplemental defense budget request to Congress in the coming days to help fund its ongoing military campaign — a proposal that could reach tens of billions of dollars.
The newly reported $5.6 billion figure appears to conflict with a previous, lower, official estimate on the cost of the war.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-war-cost-billions-weapons-b2935579.html
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